We present an extension of the Minimum Information about any (x) Sequence (MIxS)
standard for reporting sequences of uncultivated virus genomes. Minimum Information about …

Viruses numerically dominate our oceans; however, we have only just begun to document
the diversity, host range and infection dynamics of marine viruses, as well as the subsequent …

Viruses of archaea represent one of the most enigmatic parts of the virosphere. Most of the
characterized archaeal viruses infect extremophilic hosts and display remarkable diversity of …

Soil is known to harbor viruses, but the majority are uncharacterized and their responses to
environmental changes are unknown. Here, we used a multi-omics approach …

Culture-independent approaches have recently shed light on the genomic diversity of
viruses of prokaryotes. One fundamental question when trying to understand their ecological …

Little is known about viruses in oxygen-deficient water columns (ODWCs). In surface ocean
waters, viruses are known to act as gene vectors among susceptible hosts. Some of these …

Understanding how phenotypes emerge from genotypes is a foundational goal in biology.
As challenging as this task is when considering cellular life, it is further complicated in the …

Aquatic viruses are naturally present in the aquatic environment and the number of viruses
is staggering. Various multicellular organisms in aquatic ecosystems may be infected, cross …

Viruses play a key role in biogeochemical cycling and host mortality, metabolism, physiology
and evolution in the ocean. Viruses that infect the globally abundant SAR11 bacteria …

Xanthomonas virus (phage) XacN1 is a novel jumbo myovirus infecting Xanthomonas citri,
the causative agent of Asian citrus canker. Its linear 384,670 bp double-stranded DNA …