TWiEVO 95: Watering the viruses until they bloom
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 95
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Episode description
Nels and Vincent discuss how the rewetting of seasonally dried soils, a critical event in Mediterranean grasslands that reactivates dormant soil microorganisms, leading to pulses of carbon and nitrogen mineralization, and is accompanied by a bloom of viral diversity, followed by extensive viral community turnover.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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- Viral but not bacterial community successional patterns reflect extreme turnover shortly after rewetting dry soils
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