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Life, death and cyanobacterial biogeography

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A multiyear study links viral activity in the surface ocean with the habitat range of the cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus.

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Fig. 1: The cyanobacterium Synechococcus, a close relative of Prochlorococcus.

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