7000 years of Emiliania huxleyi viruses in the Black Sea

A 7000-year record of Coccolithovirus and its host, the calcifying haptophyte Emiliania huxleyi, was reconstructed on the basis of genetic signatures preserved in sediments underlying the Black Sea. The data show that the same virus and host populations can persist for centuries. Major changes in vi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coolen, Marco
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46083