Soil viruses are underexplored players in ecosystem carbon processing
G. Trubl, H. B. Jang, S. Roux, J. B. Emerson, N. Solonenko, D. R. Vik, L. Solden, J. Ellenbogen, A. T. Runyon, B. Bolduc, B. J. Woodcroft, S. R. Saleska, G. W. Tyson, K. C. Wrighton, M. B. Sullivan, V. I. Rich
This study identifies 53 viral populations in permafrost thawing soils, revealing their ecological diversity and potential role in carbon cycling through host infection and auxiliary metabolic genes.
bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2018Microbiology