Genomic adaptation of giant viruses in polar oceans
L. Meng, T. O. Delmont, M. Gaia, E. Pelletier, A. Fernandez-Guerra, S. Chaffron, R. Y. Neches, J. Wu, H. Kaneko, H. Endo, H. Ogata
This study investigates how giant viruses adapt to polar ocean environments by analyzing their biogeography and functional genes, finding that their adaptation is independent of host adaptation.
bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2023Microbiology