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The consumption of viruses returns energy to food chains

Viruses impact host cells and have indirect effects on ecosystem processes. Plankton such as ciliates can reduce the abundance of virions in water, but whether virus consumption translates into demographic consequences for the grazers is unknown. Here, we show that small protists not only can consum...

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Autores principales: DeLong, John P., Van Etten, James L., Al-Ameeli, Zeina, Agarkova, Irina V., Dunigan, David D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9910503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36574690
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2215000120