Nutrients and Other Environmental Factors Influence Virus Abundances across Oxic and Hypoxic Marine Environments

Virus particles are highly abundant in seawater and, on average, outnumber microbial cells approximately 10-fold at the surface and 16-fold in deeper waters; yet, this relationship varies across environments. Here, we examine the influence of a suite of environmental variables, including nutrient co...

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Main Authors: Jan F. Finke, Brian P.V. Hunt, Christian Winter, Eddy C. Carmack, Curtis A. Suttle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/6/152