Viromes outperform total metagenomes in revealing the spatiotemporal patterns of agricultural soil viral communities
C. Santos-Medellin, L. A. Zinke, A. M. ter Horst, D. L. Gelardi, S. J. Parikh, J. B. Emerson
The paper compares viromes and total metagenomes in agricultural soils, finding viromes reveal more viral diversity and rare virosphere components, while both communities show temporal and spatial patterns.
bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2020Microbiology