The Third Age of Phage

2005/05/10 by Nicholas H. Mann · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Bacteriophages and microbial interactions #Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Biology #Biogeochemical cycle #Key (lock) #Evolutionary biology #Biosphere #Genetics #Ecology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030182

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Abstract

The third age of phage has begun with the recognition that phages may be key to the great planetary biogeochemical cycles and represent the greatest potential genetic resource in the biosphere.

Citations

• High abundance of viruses found in aquatic environments
• Evolutionary relationships among diverse bacteriophages and prophages: All the world’s a phage
• Virioplankton: Viruses in Aquatic Ecosystems
• Viruses and Nutrient Cycles in the Sea

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• Marine life [wikipedia]