Metagenome-derived virus-microbe ratios across ecosystems
P. Lopez-Garcia, A. Gutierrez-Preciado, M. Krupovic, M. Ciobanu, P. Deschamps, L. Jardillier, M. Lopez-Perez, F. Rodriguez-Valera, D. Moreira
The paper estimates virus-to-microbe ratios using metagenomic data across ecosystems, finding viruses outnumber cells by ~13x in freshwater and ~2-4x in marine/saline plankton, but only ~2x in non-aquatic environments.
bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2021Microbiology