Marine Viruses: Key Players in Marine Ecosystems

Viruses. 2017 Oct 18;9(10):302. doi: 10.3390/v9100302.

Abstract

Viruses were recognized as the causative agents of fish diseases, such as infectious pancreatic necrosis and Oregon sockeye disease, in the early 1960s [1], and have since been shown to be responsible for diseases in all marine life from bacteria to protists, mollusks, crustaceans, fish and mammals [2].[...].

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Crustacea / virology
  • Ecosystem*
  • Eukaryota / virology
  • Fish Diseases / virology*
  • Fishes / virology*
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Metagenome
  • Oceans and Seas*
  • Virus Diseases / veterinary
  • Virus Diseases / virology
  • Virus Physiological Phenomena*