Phage puppet masters of the marine microbial realm

M Breitbart, C Bonnain, K Malki, NA Sawaya - Nature microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
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 …

Strategies and ecological roles of algicidal bacteria

N Meyer, A Bigalke, A Kaulfuß… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
In both freshwater and marine ecosystems, phytoplankton are the most dominant primary
producers, contributing substantially to aquatic food webs. Algicidal bacteria that can …

Metagenomic insights into environmental risk of field microplastics in an urban river

R Li, L Zhu, Y Wang, YG Zhu - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging as anthropogenic vectors for the colonization and
transportation of microbial communities in aquatic ecosystems. However, the composition of …

[HTML][HTML] Viral diversity and potential environmental risk in microplastic at watershed scale: Evidence from metagenomic analysis of plastisphere

R Li, L Zhu, L Cui, YG Zhu - Environment international, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been considered as a new vector for the long-distance transport of
pathogens in aquatic ecosystems. However, the composition of viral communities attached …

The communities and functional profiles of virioplankton along a salinity gradient in a subtropical estuary

C Zhang, XP Du, YH Zeng, JM Zhu, SJ Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Viruses are the major drivers shaping microorganismal communities, and impact marine
biogeochemical cycling. They are affected by various environmental parameters, such as …

Abundance and distribution of microbial cells and viruses in an alluvial aquifer

D Pan, J Nolan, KH Williams, MJ Robbins… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Viruses are the most abundant biological entity on Earth and their interactions with microbial
communities are recognized to influence microbial ecology and impact biogeochemical …

Aqueous habitats and carbon inputs shape the microscale geography and interaction ranges of soil bacteria

S Bickel, D Or - Communications Biology, 2023 - nature.com
Earth's diverse soil microbiomes host bacteria within dynamic and fragmented aqueous
habitats that occupy complex pore spaces and restrict the spatial range of ecological …

Stochastic microbial dispersal drives local extinction and global diversity

M Garrido Zornoza, N Mitarai… - Royal Society Open …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Airborne dispersal of microorganisms is a ubiquitous migration mechanism, allowing
otherwise independent microbial habitats to interact via biomass exchange. Here, we study …

Emergence of increased frequency and severity of multiple infections by viruses due to spatial clustering of hosts

BP Taylor, CJ Penington, JS Weitz - Physical biology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Multiple virus particles can infect a target host cell. Such multiple infections (MIs) have
significant and varied ecological and evolutionary consequences for both virus and host …

Dissecting the main factors affecting the viral abundance in a shrimp aquaculture ecosystem

T Encinas-García, F Mendoza-Cano… - Regional Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
During the last decades, shrimp farming has developed into one of the fastest-growing
economic activities in coastal areas of the world. However, the global sustainability of this …