The viral shunt is a fundamental ecosystem process which diverts the flux of organic carbon fixed through photosynthesis during algal bloom events from heterotrophic grazers to bacteria. Through the extracellular release of metabolites, lytic viral infections supply 2-10% of photosynthetically fi...

Marine viruses play a key role in regulating phytoplankton populations, greatly affecting the biogeochemical cycling of major nutrients in the ocean. Resistance to viral infection has been reported for various phytoplankton species under laboratory conditions. Nevertheless, the occurrence of resi...

Algal blooms are hotspots of primary production in the ocean, forming the basis of the marine food web and fueling the dissolved organic matter (DOM) pool. Marine viruses are key players in controlling algal bloom demise, thereby diverting algal biomass from higher trophic levels to the DOM pool,...

Persistent infection of mosquito vectors is essential for the transmission of arboviruses, yet how these viruses produce sufficient progeny without compromising host cell fitness remains unclear. Arbovirus genomes exhibit suboptimal codon usage for both human and mosquito hosts, raising questions...

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a highly adapted intracellular parasite that depends entirely on the host cell's metabolic resources and energy for the synthesis of viral components. However, the mechanisms by which BVDV remodels host lipid metabolism remain unclear. In this study, we explo...

Gut microbiome dysbiosis is often associated with immune-mediated diseases. Here, we used germ-free (GF) mice, the synthetic minimal consortium OMM12, and specific pathogen-free (SPF) mice to dissect the causal influence of the microbiome on anti-viral immunity. The lack of microbial diversity af...

Pseudorabies virus (PRV), a member of the Alphaherpesvirinae subfamily, primarily infects pigs and poses a significant threat to the swine industry. In recent years, emerging PRV variants have been reported to infect humans, predominantly causing encephalitis. Ferroptosis is a recently identified...

Salt marshes are highly productive ecosystems where microbial communities drive key

transformations of organic matter at rates often exceeding those of oceanic and inland

environments. Viruses are recognised as important drivers and regulators of global

biogeochemical cycling, y...