The genetic analysis of aquatic cyanophage communities

Viruses are abundant in the marine environment and are important in terms of carbon and nutrient cycling. Through the specific lysis of host organisms, they play a role in structuring host communities of phytoplankton and bacteria. Phage, viruses that infect bacteria, are the most abundant virus-...

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Main Author: Frederickson, Cindy Marie
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14325