EcologyNature MicrobiologyPeer-reviewed
Re-examining the relationship between virus and microbial cell abundances in the global oceans
Charles H. Wigington, Derek L. Sonderegger, Corina P.D. Brussaard…·Joshua S. Weitz
This study re-examines the relationship between virus and microbial cell abundances in the ocean, finding that virus-to-prokaryote ratios vary nonlinearly and are better described by power-law functions than fixed ratios.
DOI 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2015.24