Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Viruses Compensate for Microbial Metabolism in Virus-Host Interactions

Viruses are believed to be responsible for the mortality of host organisms. However, some recent investigations reveal that viruses may be essential for host survival. To date, it remains unclear whether viruses are beneficial or harmful to their hosts. To reveal the roles of viruses in the virus-ho...

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Main Authors: Tianliang He, Hongyun Li, Xiaobo Zhang, Mark J. Bailey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-07-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/4/e00893-17