Open AccessCyanophage Diversity and Community Structure in Dead Zone Sediments
Author(s) -
Elias Broman,
Karin Holmfeldt,
Stefano Bonaglia,
Per Hall,
Francisco J. A. Nascimento
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
msphere
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.749
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2379-5042
DOI - 10.1128/msphere.00208-21
Subject(s) - cyanobacteria , biology , anoxic waters , synechococcus , biogeochemical cycle , anabaena , microbial mat , geomicrobiology , diazotroph , ecology , botany , microorganism , nitrogen fixation , bacteria , environmental biotechnology , genetics
Cyanophages are viruses that target cyanobacteria and directly control their abundance via viral lysis. Cyanobacteria are known to cause large blooms in water bodies, substantially contributing to oxygen depletion in bottom waters resulting in areas called dead zones.