VIRUS - MICROAGGREGATE INTERACTIONS

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 就病毒的自然丰富性及其对生态的影响而言，现在无可争辩地被认为是海洋生态系统的基本组成部分。然而，尽管微聚体对海洋生物地球化学和海洋光学性质有重要影响，但病毒与微聚体之间的相互作用的文献很少。因此，该项目的主要目标是阐明病毒和微聚体之间的相互作用。该项目的主要研究之一是病毒裂解对微聚体动力学的影响。这项研究涉及使用从SIO码头分离的病毒宿主模型系统。预期的结果将为我们对病毒生态学的理解提供新的见解，并在更大程度上深入了解海洋的功能。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Viruses are now unarguably considered essential components of marine ecosystems with regard to their natural abundance and their ecological implications. The interaction of viruses with microaggregates is, however, poorly documented despite the critical implications of microaggregates for the ocean biogeochemistry and the marine optical properties. Thus, the main goal of this project is to shed light on the interactions between viruses and microaggregates. One of the major studies of this project focuses on the impact of viral lysis on the dynamics of microaggregates. This study involves the use of virus  host model systems isolated from the SIO-pier. The expected results will provide novel insights into our understanding of viral ecology and to a larger extend into the functioning of the ocean.