Phages of the marine cyanobacterial picophytoplankton.
FEMS Microbiol Rev
; 27(1): 17-34, 2003 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-12697340
ABSTRACT
Cyanobacteria of the genera Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus dominate the prokaryotic component of the picophytoplankton in the oceans. It is still less than 10 years since the discovery of phages that infect marine Synechococcus and the beginning of the characterisation of these phages and assessment of their ecological impact. Estimations of the contribution of phages to Synechococcus mortality are highly variable, but there is clear evidence that phages exert a significant selection pressure on Synechococcus community structure. In turn, there are strong selection pressures on the phage community, in terms of both abundance and composition. This review focuses on the factors affecting the diversity of cyanophages in the marine environment, cyanophage interactions with their hosts, and the selective pressures in the marine environment that affect cyanophage evolutionary biology.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fitoplâncton
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Água do Mar
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Bacteriófagos
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Cianobactérias
Idioma:
En
Revista:
FEMS Microbiol Rev
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido