Viral Infections Boost Prokaryotic Biomass Production and Organic C Cycling in Hadal Trench Sediments

Viral Infections Boost Prokaryotic Biomass Production and Organic C Cycling in Hadal Trench Sediments

Hadal trenches are among the most remote and least explored ecosystems on Earth and can support high benthic microbial standing stocks and activities. However, information on the role of viruses in such ecosystems and their interactions with prokaryotic hosts is very limited. Here, we investigated a...

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Main Authors: Elisabetta Manea, Antonio Dell’Anno, Eugenio Rastelli, Michael Tangherlini, Takuro Nunoura, Hidetaka Nomaki, Roberto Danovaro, Cinzia Corinaldesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
hadal trenches
viruses
viral lysis
deep-sea ecosystems
benthic prokaryotes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01952/full

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