Deciphering the virus-to-prokaryote ratio (VPR): Insights into virus–host relationships in a variety of ecosystems

Biological Reviews

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 1081-1100

  Parikka, Kaarle J ^a,b   Le Romancer, Marc ^a   Wauters, Nina ^c   Jacquet, Stéphan ^d  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^b QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d UMR CARRTEL   (France)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Bacteria; Prokaryote; Relationships; VBR; Virus; VPR

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A;

ARCHAEON; BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROKARYOTIC CELL; VIRAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; VIROLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEM; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; VIRUS PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 85018970847     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12271     Document Type: Article

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