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| Author(s): |
Pedro Ciarlini Junger
[1]
;
Rafael Marques Almeida
[2]
;
Raquel Mendonça
[3]
;
Vinicius Fortes Farjalla
[4]
;
Rossana Correa Netto de Melo
[5]
;
Fábio Roland
[6]
;
Nathan Barros
[7]
Total Authors: 7
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde. Departamento de Hidrobiologia - Brasil
[2] Cornell University. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Estados Unidos
[3] Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Departamento de Biologia - Brasil
[4] Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Biologia. Departamento de Ecologia - Brasil
[5] Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Departamento de Biologia - Brasil
[6] Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Departamento de Biologia - Brasil
[7] Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Departamento de Biologia - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 7
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Acta Limnol. Bras.; v. 32, 2020-09-25. |
| Abstract | |
Abstract: Viruses cause various diseases in humans through vector-borne (e.g., Zika and dengue fever), airborne (e.g., measles) and water-borne (e.g., hepatitis) transmission, as well as direct physical contact (e.g., AIDS and herpes). Recently, the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has triggered the greatest global health crisis in a century. However, not all viruses in nature are human enemies. A vast body of literature indicates that viral infection is vital for ecosystem functioning by affecting nutrient cycling, controlling species growth and enhancing biodiversity. Here we provide a perspective on the ecological role of viruses in nature, with special focus on Brazilian aquatic ecosystems. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/26786-1 - Structuring processes of microbial communities and ecological networks in latitudinal gradients of the global ocean |
| Grantee: | Pedro Ciarlini Junger Soares |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |