Burden or benefit? Virus-host interactions in the marine environment.
Viruses are the most numerous and diverse biological entities in the oceans. We are now beginning to understand the ecological role of viruses in the marine environment. As a result, we believe that viruses have important roles in both biochemical cycling and structuring of marine communities.
Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Post Box 7800, N-5020 Bergen, Norway. ruth.sandaa@bio.uib.no
Ruth-Anne
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Sandaa
D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology*; D044822:Biodiversity; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D012623:Seawater / Q000821:virology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism