Viruses are the most common biological agents in the sea, typically numbering ten billion
per litre. They probably infect all organisms, can undergo rapid decay and replenishment …

The discovery that viruses may be the most abundant organisms in natural waters,
surpassing the number of bacteria by an order of magnitude, has inspired a resurgence of …

The finding that total viral abundance is higher than total prokaryotic abundance and that a
significant fraction of the prokaryotic community is infected with phages in aquatic systems …

Why do bacteria have shape? Is morphology valuable or just a trivial secondary
characteristic? Why should bacteria have one shape instead of another? Three broad …

Over the past two decades, marine virology has progressed from a curiosity to an intensely
studied topic of critical importance to oceanography. At concentrations of approximately 10 …

In both marine and freshwaters, the concentration of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON)
frequently exceeds that of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), including ammonium, nitrate …

Although prokaryotes are small in size, they are a significant biomass component in aquatic
planktonic ecosystems and play a major role in biogeochemical processes. A review of the …

The pelagic realm of the dark ocean represents a key site for remineralization of organic
matter and long‐term carbon storage and burial in the biosphere. It contains the largest pool …

Background Marine snow (small amorphous aggregates with colloidal properties) is present
in all oceans of the world. Surface water warming and the consequent increase of water …

Phages are considered the most abundant and diverse biological entities on Earth and are
notable not only for their sheer abundance, but also for their influence on bacterial hosts. In …