Ship-time request to study viruses and viral-mediated processes

平均每毫升海水中有超过1亿个病毒。在过去几年中，在“矢量”号研究巡航期间进行的研究使我们能够解决与国家海洋环境研究中心资助的关于遗传多样性和病毒在海洋生态系统中的作用的研究有关的重要目标，一般来说，特别是在不列颠哥伦比亚省的沿海沃茨。2009年申请的船期将使研究得以进行，这对于了解病毒对海洋生态系统和海洋生物的影响至关重要。拟议的研究重点是与感染浮游植物和浮游动物并导致死亡的病毒有关的一些关键目标，以及解决病毒裂解对营养物质再循环的影响。对海洋环境中病毒的研究已经改变了我们对病毒在全球生态系统中的作用和多样性的看法;本提案所要求的航行时间将使我们能够在了解海洋中的病毒方面取得重大进展。

On average there are more than 100 million viruses in every mL of seawater. Studies during research cruises aboard "Vector" over the last several years have allowed us to address important objectives related to NSERC-funded research on the genetic diversity and role of viruses in marine ecosystems, in general, and the coastal waters of British Columbia, in particular. The ship time requested for 2009 will allow studies to take place that are crucial to understanding the impact of viruses on marine ecosystems and marine life. The proposed research focuses on a number of key objectives related to viruses that infect and cause mortality in phytoplankton and zooplankton, as well as addressing the impact of viral lysis on the recycling of nutrients. Studies on viruses in the marine environment have already changed our perception on the role and diversity of viruses in the global ecosystem; the ship time requested in this proposal will allow us to make major strides in our understanding of viruses in the ocean.