Integrating viruses into soil food web biogeochemistry

Carreira, Cátia; Lønborg, Christian; Acharya, Basistha; Aryal, Laxman; Buivydaite, Zivile; Borim Corrêa, Felipe; Chen, Tingting; Lorenzen Elberg, Christine; Emerson, Joanne B.; Hillary, Luke; Khadka, Ram B.; Langlois, Valérie; Mason-Jones, Kyle; Netherway, Tarquin; Sutela, Suvi; Trubl, Gareth; wa Kang’eri, Arno; Wang, Ruiqi; White III, Richard Allen; Winding, Anne; Zhao, Tianci; Sapkota, Rumakanta

doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01767-x

Integrating viruses into soil food web biogeochemistry

Journal Article · Fri Aug 02 00:00:00 UTC 2024 · Nature Microbiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01767-x· OSTI ID:2440330

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Aarhus Univ. (Denmark); University of Aveiro (Portugal). Centre for Environment and Marine Studies (CESAM)
Aarhus Univ. (Denmark)
Nepal Agricultural Research Council (Nepal)
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig (Germany)
Aarhus Univ. (Denmark); Nanjing Forestry Univ. (China)
Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
Université Laval, Québec (Canada)
Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen (The Netherlands)
Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala (Sweden)
Natural Resources Institute Finland, Helsinki (Finland)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Ature Nature, Wageningen (The Netherlands)
Leiden Univ. (Netherlands)
Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC (United States). Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER); Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC (United States). North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC)
Univ. of Groningen (Netherlands)

The soil microbiome is recognized as an essential component of healthy soils. Viruses are also diverse and abundant in soils, but their roles in soil systems remain unclear. Here we argue for the consideration of viruses in soil microbial food webs and describe the impact of viruses on soil biogeochemistry. The soil food web is an intricate series of trophic levels that span from autotrophic microorganisms to plants and animals. Each soil system encompasses contrasting and dynamic physicochemical conditions, with labyrinthine habitats composed of particles. Conditions are prone to shifts in space and time, and this variability can obstruct or facilitate interactions of microorganisms and viruses. Because viruses can infect all domains of life, they must be considered as key regulators of soil food web dynamics and biogeochemical cycling. Finally, we highlight future research avenues that will enable a more robust understanding of the roles of viruses in soil function and health.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 2440330

Report Number(s):: LLNL--JRNL-848972; 1074075

Journal Information:: Nature Microbiology, Journal Name: Nature Microbiology Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 9; ISSN 2058-5276

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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