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Viruses manipulate the marine environment

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  • Forest Rohwer

    (San Diego State University)

  • Rebecca Vega Thurber

    (San Diego State University
    Florida International University)

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Marine viruses affect Bacteria, Archaea and eukaryotic organisms and are major components of the marine food web. Most studies have focused on their role as predators and parasites, but many of the interactions between marine viruses and their hosts are much more complicated. A series of recent studies has shown that viruses have the ability to manipulate the life histories and evolution of their hosts in remarkable ways, challenging our understanding of this almost invisible world.

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  • Forest Rohwer & Rebecca Vega Thurber, 2009. "Viruses manipulate the marine environment," Nature, Nature, vol. 459(7244), pages 207-212, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:459:y:2009:i:7244:d:10.1038_nature08060
    DOI: 10.1038/nature08060
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