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Genomic diversity and global distribution of four new prasinoviruses from the tropical north Pacific.
Microbiology spectrum - 4 Nov 2025
Bedi de Silva Anamica, Polson Shawn W, Schvarcz Christopher R, Steward Grieg F, Edwards Kyle F
Abstract excerpt
Viruses that infect phytoplankton are an integral part of marine ecosystems, but the vast majority of viral diversity remains uncultivated. Here, we introduce four near-complete genomic assemblies of viruses that infect the widespread marine picoeukaryote Micromonas commoda, doubling the number of reported genomes of Micromonas dsDNA viruses. All host and virus isolates were obtained from tropical waters of the...
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- Genome, Viral
- Phylogeny
- Pacific Ocean
- Genetic Variation
- Phytoplankton
- Seawater
- Chlorophyta