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The elemental composition of virus particles: implications for marine biogeochemical cycles.

Nature reviews. Microbiology ·Vol. 12 ·No. 7 ·2014-07-00 ·Pages 519-28

Jover LF, Effler TC, Buchan A, Wilhelm SW, Weitz JS

Abstract

In marine environments, virus-mediated lysis of host cells leads to the release of cellular carbon and nutrients and is hypothesized to be a major driver of carbon recycling on a global scale. However, efforts to characterize the effects of viruses on nutrient cycles have overlooked the geochemical potential of the virus particles themselves, particularly with respect to their phosphorus content. In this Analysis article, we use a biophysical scaling model of intact virus particles that has been validated using sequence and structural information to quantify differences in the elemental stoichiometry of marine viruses compared with their microbial hosts. By extrapolating particle-scale estimates to the ecosystem scale, we propose that, under certain circumstances, marine virus populations could make an important contribution to the reservoir and cycling of oceanic phosphorus.

MeSH Terms
Bacteriophages/metabolism Carbon/metabolism Ecosystem Marine Biology Oceans and Seas Phosphorus/metabolism Virion/metabolism Viruses/metabolism
Chemicals
Phosphorus Carbon
Authors & Affiliations
5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Jover Luis F
School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA.
Effler T Chad
Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA.
Buchan Alison
Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA.
Wilhelm Steven W
Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA.
Weitz Joshua S
1] School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA. [2] School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA.
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Article Info
Journal
Nature reviews. Microbiology
Abbr.
Nat Rev Microbiol
ISSN
1740-1534
DOI
10.1038/nrmicro3289
Published
2014-07-00
Pages
519-28
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
101190261
Subset
IM
Corrections
CommentIn
PMID: 25396723
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro3289 View journal details
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