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… For the first time, a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in … a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … lysogeny, they can insinuate themselves inside the host’s genome, living quietly and replicating with their host …

… Sequence-based studies — from metagenomics to single-cell work — have … Nucleocytoviricota , these giant viruses boast larger genomes than many bacteria. Until recently, understanding of … phylum. As a group, giant viruses infect a wide array of microeukaryotes, from algae to heterotrophic …