Environmental viromes reveal global virosphere of deep-sea sediment RNA viruses.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Viruses are the most abundant and diverse life forms on the earth. Both DNA viruses and RNA viruses play important roles in marine ecosystems via regulating biogeochemical cycles.

Objectives

However, the virome of marine RNA viruses has been rarely explored so far. In this study, therefore, the environmental viromes of deep-sea sediment RNA viruses were characterized on a global scale to reveal the global virosphere of deep-sea RNA viruses.

Methods

The viral particles were purified from each of 133 deep-sea sediment samples and then characterized based on metagenomes of RNA viruses.

Results

In this study, we established the global virome dataset of deep-sea RNA viruses purified from 133 sediment samples that were collected from typical deep-sea eco

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10834809 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature