Marine viruses are defined by their habitat as viruses that are found in marine environments, that is, in the saltwater of seas or oceans or the brackish...

still poorly understood, such as for the role of viruses in marine ecosystems. Most marine viruses are bacteriophages, which are harmless to plants and...

double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) viruses, and those that have one strand of DNA in their genome, called single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses. dsDNA viruses primarily belong...

still poorly understood, such as for the role of viruses in marine ecosystems. Most marine viruses are bacteriophages, which are harmless to plants and...

A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals...

reproduces until the cell bursts, releasing viruses. Viruses can also enter a lysogenic cycle, in which the virus writes its DNA into the host genome. When...

member viruses based on their genome type, host range, and genetic similarity. Viruses with three genome types are included: positive-strand RNA viruses, negative-strand...

community structure, genetic diversity and ecological roles of viruses in mangrove ecosystems. Viruses are the most abundant biological entities on earth, present...

becoming available to higher trophic levels. DOM, POM and the viral shunt Viruses Viruses are the "most abundant biological entities on the planet", particularly...

prokaryotic phytoplankton are also bacterioplankton). Virioplankton are viruses. Viruses are more abundant in the plankton than bacteria and archaea, though...