Abundant SAR11 viruses in the ocean
Zhao, Y.; Temperton, B.; Thrash, J. Cameron; Schwalbach, M.S.; Vergin, K.L.; Landry, Z.C.; Ellisman, M.; Deerinck, T.; Sullivan, M.B.; Giovannoni, S.J. (2013). Abundant SAR11 viruses in the ocean. Nature (Lond.) 494(7437): 357-360. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature11921
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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Authors | | Top |
- Zhao, Y.
- Temperton, B.
- Thrash, J. Cameron
- Schwalbach, M.S.
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- Vergin, K.L.
- Landry, Z.C.
- Ellisman, M.
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- Deerinck, T.
- Sullivan, M.B.
- Giovannoni, S.J.
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Abstract |
Viruses are isolated from the SAR11 bacterial clade, the most abundant group of bacteria in the ocean, that were thought to be resistant to viral infection; because of the essential role of SAR11 in carbon cycling these viruses are also an important factor in biogeochemical cycling. |
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