title: Depth-specific distribution of the SAR116 phages revealed by virome binning.
abstract: HMO-2011, a recently isolated lytic phage that infects the SAR116 bacterial clade, represents one of the most abundant phage types in the oceans. In this study, the HMO-2011 genome sequence was compared with virome sequences obtained from various depths of the Pacific Ocean regions using metagenome binning. HMO-2011 was confirmed to be one of the most highly assigned viruses, with a maximum of 7.6% of total reads assigned. The HMO-2011-type phages demonstrated a depth-specific distribution, showing more abundance in the euphotic zone of coastal, transition, and open ocean regions as compared with the dark ocean.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ilnam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Jang-Cheon
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000821:virology*; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D054892:Metagenome; D010140:Pacific Ocean; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*