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Soil Phage Ecology: Abundance, Distribution, and Interactions with Bacterial Hosts

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Biocommunication in Soil Microorganisms

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 23))

Abstract

The development of appropriate methods specific to the study of viruses in soils has enabled us to take the first steps toward establishing the roles of viruses in soil ecosystems. Viruses are incredibly abundant in most soils, with numbers reaching as high as 1010 per gram dry weight. This astounding abundance is likely due to a combination of virus production and storage of viruses over time, and determination of the relative contribution of these two processes to soil viral abundance is a ripe topic for research. While soil viruses are poorly represented among metagenome projects, available data suggest that the genetic diversity of soil viral assemblages may exceed that of marine assemblages. Through infection and lysis, soil viruses exert significant control over host-mediated activities and likely contribute to host evolution in the soil environment.

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Williamson, K.E. (2011). Soil Phage Ecology: Abundance, Distribution, and Interactions with Bacterial Hosts. In: Witzany, G. (eds) Biocommunication in Soil Microorganisms. Soil Biology, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14512-4_4

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