Linlin Li

TL;DR: The magnitude of the microbial metabolic capabilities encoded by the viromes was extensive, suggesting that they serve as a repository for storing and sharing genes among their microbial hosts and influence global evolutionary and metabolic processes.

TL;DR: The results suggest a model wherein functionally redundant microbial and viral taxa are cycling at the level of viral genotypes and virus-sensitive microbial strains, which contradicts theoretical models as well as the viral–microbial dynamics observed in simple ecosystems.

TL;DR: Results prove that viruses in modern microbialites display biogeographical variability and suggest that they may be derived from an ancient community, and indicate that viruses are genetically unique in these environments.

TL;DR: In this article, functional diversity and evenness were calculated using log10, but it has been drawn to our attention that the calculations should have been made with natural logs (Table 2).