The discovery that viruses may be the most abundant organisms in natural waters, surpassing
the number of bacteria by an order of magnitude, has inspired a resurgence of interest in …

We present an extension of the Minimum Information about any (x) Sequence (MIxS) standard
for reporting sequences of uncultivated virus genomes. Minimum Information about an …

Numerous anthropogenic chemicals of environmental concern—including some phenoxy
acid herbicides, organophosphorus insecticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, phthalates, freon …

Obtaining an unbiased view of the phylogenetic composition and functional diversity within
a microbial community is one central objective of metagenomic analysis. New technologies, …

Viral abundance in soils can range from below detection limits in hot deserts to over 1 billion
per gram in wetlands. Abundance appears to be strongly influenced by water availability …

The importance of viruses in marine microbial ecology has been established over the past
decade. Specifically, viruses influence bacterial abundance and community composition …

Viruses, the smallest and most numerous of all biotic agents, represent the planet’s largest
pool of genetic diversity. The sheer abundance of oceanic viruses results in B1029 viral …

Deep sequencing of untreated sewage provides an opportunity to monitor enteric infections
in large populations and for high-throughput viral discovery. A metagenomics analysis of …

Marine viruses are critical drivers of ocean biogeochemistry, and their abundances vary
spatiotemporally in the global oceans, with upper estimates exceeding 10 8 per ml. Over many …

High virus counts were found in water samples collected from the Chesapeake Bay. Viruses
were enumerated by ultracentrifugation of water samples onto grids which were visualized …