Department of Marine Biology and Ecology, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
Department of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
mSphere. 2023 Dec 20;8(6):e0040723. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00407-23. Epub 2023 Oct 30.
The BoB, the world's largest bay, is of significant economic importance to surrounding countries, particularly Bangladesh, which heavily relies on its coastal resources. Concurrently, the BoB holds substantial ecological relevance due to the region's high vulnerability to climate change-induced impacts. Yet, our understanding of the BoB's microbiome in relation to marine food web and biogeochemical cycling remains limited. Particularly, there are little or no data on the viral diversity and host association in the BoB. We examined the viral community in two distinct BoB coastal regions to reveal a multitude of viral species interacting with a wide range of microbial hosts, some of which play key roles in coastal biogeochemical cycling or potential pathogens. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the BoB coast harbors a diverse community of large and giant viruses, underscoring the importance of investigating understudied environments to discover novel viral lineages with complex metabolic capacities.
波贝湾是世界上最大的海湾,对周边国家具有重要的经济意义,特别是对严重依赖沿海资源的孟加拉国而言。同时,由于该地区极易受到气候变化影响,波贝湾具有重要的生态意义。然而,我们对于波贝湾微生物组与海洋食物网和生物地球化学循环的关系的了解仍然有限。特别是,关于波贝湾的病毒多样性和宿主关联,几乎没有数据。我们研究了两个不同的波贝湾沿海地区的病毒群落,揭示了多种与广泛的微生物宿主相互作用的病毒种类,其中一些在沿海生物地球化学循环或潜在病原体中发挥着关键作用。此外,我们证明波贝湾海岸拥有丰富的大型和巨型病毒群落,这强调了研究欠发达环境以发现具有复杂代谢能力的新型病毒谱系的重要性。
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