| Date |
Apr 24, 2018 |
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Ruth-Anne Sandaa,
Marine Microbiology Group, Department of Biological Science,
Bergen University, Norway
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| Title |
Living with the enemy: virus-host relationship in the ocean
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| Abstract |
The world's ocean are host to an immense range and quantity of flora and fauna. Among these are viruses which represent the most abundant form of organism found in the sea. By viral infection and lysis they influence the structure of prokaryote and eukaryote communities, but also controls key microbial processes e.g. partitioning of nutrient fluxes “up” the food chain via predation and “down” the food chain to the pool of dissolved organic material (DOM). Viruses also have the ability to influence the life history and evolution of the host community by acting as major conduits of genetic exchange. I will in this talk discuss viral diversity and viral-host relationships in the marine environment, with main focus on algal viruses infecting eukaryotic (phytoplankton) host communities.
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