The consumption of viruses returns energy to food chains
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2215000120
Abstract: Viruses impact host cells and have indirect effects on ecosystem processes. Plankton such as ciliates can reduce the abundance of virions in water, but whether virus consumption translates into demographic consequences for the grazers is… read more here.
Keywords: food chains; energy food; consumption viruses;