Impact of Lytic Phages on Phosphorus- vs. Nitrogen-Limited Marine Microbes

Lytic viruses kill almost 20% of marine bacteria every day, re-routing nutrients away from the higher trophic levels of the marine food web and back in the microbial loop. Importantly, the effect of this inflow of key elements on the ecosystem depends on the nutrient requirements of bacteria as well...

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Main Authors: Julie Pourtois, Corina E. Tarnita, Juan A. Bonachela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00221/full