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… researcher who identifies and analyzes novel clades of RNA viruses and determines novel viral gene functions that may …

While microbes regulate the planet’s biogeochemical cycles, viruses infecting microbes shape global ecological and … and altering cell fitness. As the vast majority of viruses remain uncultivated, Roux outlines what’s been … a critical step toward better understanding the impact of viruses upon microbes. A comprehensive map of viruses …

… on and around Earth outnumber the stars in the Milky Way, viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of … related to understanding how the interactions between viruses and their host microbes impact the regulation of … (IMG/M) system. The Program aims to better understand the viruses that coexist with humans – the “healthy” human …

… water column. They are also the primary producers in the marine food web, forming the base of the food chain and providing energy for a slew of marine organisms, as well as contributing to nutrient …

Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology at UCSB, where she leads a research group investigating the physiology and evolution of marine aggregates and biofilms. She credits the JGI user …

Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect …

… on how to best capture and characterize uncultivated viruses, understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore …

… forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the … can transplant trees and soils, targeting helpful bacteria, viruses and fungi. Overall, better understanding of a … identify those traits that have helped fungi, bacteria and viruses survive. With this metagenomic analysis, it was …

… machine “learned” to identify a certain type of bacterial viruses or phages called inoviruses, which are filamentous viruses with small, single-stranded DNA genomes and a unique …