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TWiEVO 95: Watering the viruses until they bloom

TWiEVO 95: Watering the viruses until they bloom

Update: 2023-11-14
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Nels and Vincent discuss how the rewetting of seasonally dried soils, a critical event in Mediterranean grasslands that reactivates dormant soil microorganisms, leading to pulses of carbon and nitrogen mineralization, and is accompanied by a bloom of viral diversity, followed by extensive viral community turnover.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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TWiEVO 95: Watering the viruses until they bloom

TWiEVO 95: Watering the viruses until they bloom

Vincent Racaniello, Nels Elde