Newly Discovered Marine Viruses Offer Glimpse Into Untapped Biodiversity
Studying bacteria from the Baltic Sea, researchers have discovered an entire array of previously unknown viruses that use these bacteria as hosts. By impacting the life cycles of these bacteria, the viruses play indirect but crucial ecological roles in environments ranging from the oceans and sea ice to the human gut. UA News and Science Daily report on the findings of the PNAS article: Twelve previously unknown phage genera are ubiquitous in global oceans
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