Autor: |
Alexa M. Nicolas, Ella T. Sieradzki, Jennifer Pett-Ridge, Jillian F. Banfield, Michiko E. Taga, Mary K. Firestone, Steven J. Blazewicz |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2041-1723 |
DOI: |
10.1038/s41467-023-40835-4 |
Popis: |
Abstract Viruses are abundant, ubiquitous members of soil communities that kill microbial cells, but how they respond to perturbation of soil ecosystems is essentially unknown. Here, we investigate lineage-specific virus-host dynamics in grassland soil following “wet-up”, when resident microbes are both resuscitated and lysed after a prolonged dry period. Quantitative isotope tracing, time-resolved metagenomics and viromic analyses indicate that dry soil holds a diverse but low biomass reservoir of virions, of which only a subset thrives following wet-up. Viral richness decreases by 50% within 24 h post wet-up, while viral biomass increases four-fold within one week. Though recent hypotheses suggest lysogeny predominates in soil, our evidence indicates that viruses in lytic cycles dominate the response to wet-up. We estimate that viruses drive a measurable and continuous rate of cell lysis, with up to 46% of microbial death driven by viral lysis one week following wet-up. Thus, viruses contribute to turnover of soil microbial biomass and the widely reported CO2 efflux following wet-up of seasonally dry soils. |
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