| Title |
Morphology and distribution of phage-like particles in a eutrophic boreal lagoon |
| Authors |
Sulcius, Sigitas ; Staniulis, Juozas ; Paškauskas, Ričardas |
| DOI |
10.5697/oc.53-2.587 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Oceanologia.. Sopot : Polish Academy of Sciences. 2011, vol. 53, iss. 2, p. 587-603.. ISSN 0078-3234. eISSN 2300-7370 |
| Keywords [eng] |
virus-like particles ; electron microscopy ; Curonian Lagoon |
| Abstract [eng] |
In this paper we present the results of direct observations of the morphology and size of phage-like particles by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) as a function of their spatial distribution in the shallow highly productive Curonian Lagoon of the Baltic Sea. In total, 26 morphologically different forms of phage-like particles were found. Different trends of distribution in terms of abundance, size and shape of virus-like particles were demonstrated. The total abundance of viruses varied from 1.91×107 ml-1 to 5.06×107 ml-1. The virus to bacteria ratio (VBR) changed from 15.6 to 49 and was negatively associated with total bacterial numbers (r = -0.60; p < 0.05). The phages of family Myoviridae were the most diverse and were dominant at all stations. |
| Published |
Sopot : Polish Academy of Sciences |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2011 |
| CC license |
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