Global morphological analysis of marine viruses shows minimal regional variation and dominance of non-tailed viruses

ISME Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1738-1751

  Brum, Jennifer R ^a   Schenck, Ryan O ^a   Sullivan, Matthew B ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

biogeography; diversity; marine viruses; seawater; viral morphology

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HOST RANGE; LYSIS; MORPHOTYPE; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SAMPLING; SEAWATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGY; SALINITY; SEA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS; VIRUS CAPSID;

BIODIVERSITY; CAPSID; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OCEANS AND SEAS; SALINITY; SEAWATER; VIRUSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MIRIDAE;

EID: 84883136726     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2013.67     Document Type: Article

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