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Diversity in the soil virosphere: to infinity and beyond?

Journal Article · · Trends in Microbiology
 [1];  [2]
  1. USDOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
Viruses are key members of Earth’s microbiomes, shaping microbial community composition and metabolism. Here, we describe recent advances in 'soil viromics', that is, virus-focused metagenome and metatranscriptome analyses that offer unprecedented windows into the soil virosphere. Given the emerging picture of high soil viral activity, diversity, and dynamics over short spatiotemporal scales, we then outline key eco-evolutionary processes that we hypothesize are the major diversity drivers for soil viruses. We argue that a community effort is needed to establish a 'global soil virosphere atlas' that can be used to address the roles of viruses in soil microbiomes and terrestrial biogeochemical cycles across spatiotemporal scales.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001; AC02-05CH11231; AC05-00OR22725; AC05-76RL01830; SC0021198
OSTI ID:
1894102
Journal Information:
Trends in Microbiology, Journal Name: Trends in Microbiology Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 30; ISSN 0966-842X
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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