Metagenomics of the Ocean's Viral Species (IMAGE)

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Metagenomics of the Ocean's Viral Species

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The authors used metagenomics to analyze the "viromes" of oceanic viruses and shed light on their diversity, distribution and ecosystem impact in four ocean regions around the world.

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Rohwer et al.

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