The Deep Viriosphere: Assessing the Viral Impact on Microbial Community Dynamics in the Deep Subsurface

Research Article| January 01, 2013 The Deep Viriosphere: Assessing the Viral Impact on Microbial Community Dynamics in the Deep Subsurface Rika E. Anderson; Rika E. Anderson 1School of Oceanography and Astrobiology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar William J. Brazelton; William J. Brazelton 1School of Oceanography and Astrobiology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, U.S.A.2Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, U.S.A., jbaross@u.washington.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar John A. Baross John A. Baross 1School of Oceanography and Astrobiology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2013) 75 (1): 649–675. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2013.75.20 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Rika E. Anderson, William J. Brazelton, John A. Baross; The Deep Viriosphere: Assessing the Viral Impact on Microbial Community Dynamics in the Deep Subsurface. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2013;; 75 (1): 649–675. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2013.75.20 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search All regions of Earth's biosphere that we have studied—the waters of Earth's oceans, the soil beneath our feet, and even the air we breathe—teem with viruses. Viral particles are among the smallest biological entities on the planet, with the average viral particle measuring about 100 nm in length: a size so small that five thousand viruses, lined end to end, would fit across the thickness of a human fingernail. What they lack in size, though, they compensate with sheer abundance. If we were to line up all the viruses in the ocean, they would stretch across the diameter of the... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.