PHAGE INVADERS

摘要

Aquatic viruses play important roles in regulating the abundance of marine cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae. They do this by lysing marine primary producers but, by releasing organic carbon matter, they also stimulate secondary production. To determine the contribution of viruses in planktonic communities, Yau et al. performed a metagenomic survey of the simple microbial loop system of a stratified Antarctic lake and found abundant evidence for Sputnik-like virophages.