Newly discovered marine viruses offer glimpse into untapped biodiversity

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 20:30 in Biology & Nature

Studying bacteria from the Baltic Sea, researchers have discovered an entire array of previously unknown viruses that use these bacteria as hosts. By impacting the life cycles of these bacteria, the viruses play indirect but crucial ecological roles in environments ranging from the oceans and sea ice to the human gut.

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