Marine phage genomics

Marine phages are the most abundant biological entities in the oceans. They play important roles in carbon cycling through marine food webs, gene transfer by transduction and conversion of hosts by lysogeny. The handful of marine phage genomes that have been sequenced to date, along with prophages i...

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Published in:Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2002-12, Vol.133 (4), p.463-476
Main Authors: Paul, John H, Sullivan, Matthew B, Segall, Anca M, Rohwer, Forest
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteriophages - genetics
Bacteriophages - isolation & purification
Evolution, Molecular
Forecasting
Genome, Bacterial
Genomics
Lysogeny
Marine
Phages
Prochlorococcus
Roseophage
Synechococcus
Water Microbiology
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Summary:Marine phages are the most abundant biological entities in the oceans. They play important roles in carbon cycling through marine food webs, gene transfer by transduction and conversion of hosts by lysogeny. The handful of marine phage genomes that have been sequenced to date, along with prophages in marine bacterial genomes, and partial sequencing of uncultivated phages are yielding glimpses of the tremendous diversity and physiological potential of the marine phage community. Common gene modules in diverse phages are providing the information necessary to make evolutionary comparisons. Finally, deciphering phage genomes is providing clues about the adaptive response of phages and their hosts to environmental cues.
ISSN:1096-4959
1879-1107
DOI:10.1016/S1096-4959(02)00168-9