Viruses, once thought of only as purveyors of disease, take centre stage, from the human microbiome to the oceans, as archives of global diversity and drivers of biogeochemical cycles.
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Suttle, C. Environmental microbiology: Viral diversity on the global stage. Nat Microbiol 1, 16205 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.205
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