Bacteriophage viruses can kill microorganisms and influence what happens to the carbon contained within their bodies.
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Viruses that infect other microorganisms could affect the movement of more than 1 billion tonnes of carbon in soil, according to the first attempt to quantify the role of viruses in one of Earth’s major carbon stores. It is said that there is.
“Although there are still gaps, there is a growing understanding that viruses can have a significant impact on soil carbon,” said Kirsten Hofmockel of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington state.
The earth’s soil is filled with…
(Tag translation) Microbiology
