The significance of viruses to mortality in aquatic microbial communities

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Summary

Estimates of the impact of viruses on microbial mortality suggest that, on average, about 20% of marine heterotrophic bacteria are infected by viruses and 10–20% of the bacterial community is lysed daily by viruses.

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article
Published
1994-09-01
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Biology, Productivity, Biomass (ecology), Microbial ecology, Phytoplankton

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