Lytic viral infection of bacterioplankton in deep waters of the western Pacific Ocean
As the most abundant biological entities in the ocean, viruses influence host mortality and nutrient recycling mainly through lytic infection. Yet, the ecological characteristics of virioplankton and viral impacts on host mortality and biogeochemical cycling in the deep sea are largely unknown. In t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/2531/2014/bg-11-2531-2014.pdf |