Viral infection of algal blooms leaves a unique metabolic footprint on the dissolved organic matter in the ocean
Constanze Kuhlisch, Guy Schleyer, Nir Shahaf, Flora Vincent, Daniella Schatz, Assaf Vardi
Abstract
Mapping the exometabolic landscape during E. huxleyi bloom succession reveals a halogenated footprint of viral infection.
Topics & Concepts
Algal bloomBloomFootprintEcological successionOrganic matterEnvironmental scienceViral infectionBiologyEcologyOceanographyPhytoplanktonVirologyGeologyNutrientVirusPaleontologyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsMarine and coastal ecosystems