Insights of Phage-Host Interaction in Hypersaline Ecosystem through Metagenomics Analyses.

ABSTRACT: Bacteriophages, as the most abundant biological entities on Earth, place significant predation pressure on their hosts. This pressure plays a critical role in the evolution, diversity, and abundance of bacteria. In addition, phages modulate the genetic diversity of prokaryotic communities through the transfer of auxiliary metabolic genes. Various studies have been conducted in diverse ecosystems to understand phage-host interactions and their effects on prokaryote metabolism and community composition. However, hypersaline environments remain among the least studied ecosystems and the interaction between the phages and prokaryotes in these habitats is poorly understood. This study begins to fill this knowledge gap by analyzing bacteriophage-host interactions in the Great Salt Lake, the larg

SUBMITTER: Motlagh AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5334351 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature