Depth-related variability in viral communities in highly stratified sulfidic mine tailings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies have significantly expanded our knowledge of viral diversity and functions in the environment. Exploring the ecological relationships between viruses, hosts, and the environment is a crucial first step towards a deeper understanding of the complex and dynamic interplays among them.

Results

Here, we obtained extensive 16S rRNA gene amplicon, metagenomics sequencing, and geochemical datasets from different depths of two highly stratified sulfidic mine tailings cores with steep geochemical gradients especially pH, and explored how variations in viral community composition and functions were coupled to the co-existing prokaryotic assemblages and the varying environmental conditions. Our data showed that many viruses in the mine tailings represented nove

SUBMITTER: Gao SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7285708 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature