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Viral metagenomics reveals diverse virus-host interactions throughout the soil depth profile

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Viral metagenomics reveals diverse virus-host interactions throughout the soil depth profile. / Muscatt, George; Cook, Ryan; Millard, Andrew et al.
In: mBio, Vol. 14, No. 6, 01.12.2023, p. e0224623.

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Muscatt, G, Cook, R, Millard, A, Bending, GD & Jameson, E 2023, 'Viral metagenomics reveals diverse virus-host interactions throughout the soil depth profile', mBio, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. e0224623. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02246-23

APA

Muscatt, G., Cook, R., Millard, A., Bending, G. D., & Jameson, E. (2023). Viral metagenomics reveals diverse virus-host interactions throughout the soil depth profile. mBio, 14(6), e0224623. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02246-23

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Muscatt G, Cook R, Millard A, Bending GD, Jameson E. 2023. Viral metagenomics reveals diverse virus-host interactions throughout the soil depth profile. mBio. 14(6):e0224623. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02246-23

MLA

Muscatt, George et al. "Viral metagenomics reveals diverse virus-host interactions throughout the soil depth profile". mBio. 2023, 14(6). e0224623. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02246-23

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Muscatt G, Cook R, Millard A, Bending GD, Jameson E. Viral metagenomics reveals diverse virus-host interactions throughout the soil depth profile. mBio. 2023 Dec 1;14(6):e0224623. Epub 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02246-23

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Muscatt, George ; Cook, Ryan ; Millard, Andrew et al. / Viral metagenomics reveals diverse virus-host interactions throughout the soil depth profile. In: mBio. 2023 ; Vol. 14, No. 6. pp. e0224623.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Viral metagenomics reveals diverse virus-host interactions throughout the soil depth profile

AU - Muscatt, George

AU - Cook, Ryan

AU - Millard, Andrew

AU - Bending, Gary D

AU - Jameson, Eleanor

PY - 2023/12/1

Y1 - 2023/12/1

N2 - Soil viruses can moderate the roles that their host microbes play in global carbon cycling. However, given that most studies investigate the surface layer (i.e., top 20 cm) of soil, the extent to which this occurs in subsurface soil (i.e., below 20 cm) is unknown. Here, we leveraged public sequencing data to investigate the interactions between viruses and their hosts at soil depth intervals, down to 115 cm. While most viruses were detected throughout the soil depth profile, their adaptation to host microbes varied. Nonetheless, we uncovered evidence for the potential of soil viruses to encourage their hosts to recycle plant-derived carbon in both surface and subsurface soils. This work reasons that our understanding of soil viral functions requires us to continue to dig deeper and compare viruses existing throughout soil ecosystems.

AB - Soil viruses can moderate the roles that their host microbes play in global carbon cycling. However, given that most studies investigate the surface layer (i.e., top 20 cm) of soil, the extent to which this occurs in subsurface soil (i.e., below 20 cm) is unknown. Here, we leveraged public sequencing data to investigate the interactions between viruses and their hosts at soil depth intervals, down to 115 cm. While most viruses were detected throughout the soil depth profile, their adaptation to host microbes varied. Nonetheless, we uncovered evidence for the potential of soil viruses to encourage their hosts to recycle plant-derived carbon in both surface and subsurface soils. This work reasons that our understanding of soil viral functions requires us to continue to dig deeper and compare viruses existing throughout soil ecosystems.

U2 - 10.1128/mbio.02246-23

DO - 10.1128/mbio.02246-23

M3 - Article

C2 - 38032184

VL - 14

SP - e0224623

JO - mBio

JF - mBio

SN - 2150-7511

IS - 6

ER -