Viruses that infect the SAR11 group of oceanic bacteria have finally been found and sequenced. Because SAR11 is ubiquitous, these viruses may be the most abundant in the oceans — and perhaps in the entire biosphere. See Letter p.357
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Kirchman, D. Killers of the winners. Nature 494, 320–321 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11951
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