DOI: 10.3390/v16040590 ISSN: 1999-4915

Community Structure, Drivers, and Potential Functions of Different Lifestyle Viruses in Chaohu Lake

Yu Zheng, Zihao Gao, Shuai Wu, Aidong Ruan
  • Virology
  • Infectious Diseases

Viruses, as the most prolific entities on Earth, constitute significant ecological groups within freshwater lakes, exerting pivotal ecological roles. In this study, we selected Chaohu Lake, a representative eutrophic freshwater lake in China, as our research site to explore the community distribution, driving mechanisms, and potential ecological functions of diverse viral communities, the intricate virus–host interaction systems, and the overarching influence of viruses on global biogeochemical cycling.

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