title: Editorial: Roles and mechanisms of parasitism in aquatic microbial communities.
authors.affiliation: Université Clermont Auvergne, Université Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Aubière, France.
authors.forename: Télesphore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sime-Ngando
authors.affiliation: Western Ecological Research Center - The United States Geological Survey, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lafferty
authors.affiliation: Université Clermont Auvergne, Université Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Aubière, France.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Biron
keywords: ecology; food web dynamics; hyperparasitism; microbial communities; parasitism