Unravelling the ecological complexity of soil viromes: Challenges and opportunities

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 812; p. 152217
• Main Authors: Bi, Li, Yu, Dan-Ting, Han, Li-Li, Du, Shuai, Yuan, Cheng-Yu, He, Ji-Zheng, Hu, Hang-Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.03.2022
• Subjects: Ecological complexity; Ecosystem; Ecosystem function; edaphic factors; Food Chain; global change; microbiome; Microbiota; Soil; Soil food web; Soil Microbiology; Soil microbiome; terrestrial ecosystems; Virome; Viruses; Soil microbiome; Viruses; Ecological complexity; Soil food web; Ecosystem function

Viruses are extremely abundant and ubiquitous in soil, and significantly contribute to various terrestrial ecosystem processes such as biogeochemical nutrient cycling, microbiome regulation and community assembly, and host evolutionary dynamics. Despite their numerous dominance and functional import...