Chlorella viruses in diverse fresh waters in North East England

Goulder, R.; Woolston, Crispin J.

doi:10.1111/j.1472-765x.1993.tb01400.x

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“…Syngen viruses were the most abundant viruses in the urban lake; in contrast, no Pbi viruses were detected during the surveillance period. These results contrast with previous studies on the distribution of chloroviruses in inland waters in England, in which infectious SAG and Pbi viruses were present, but NC64A viruses were absent [35], suggesting a non-uniform worldwide distribution of chloroviruses in inland waters. Other studies that focused only on NC64A viruses indicated that they were common in various locations within the United States [16,17], China [18], Japan [20], Korea [21] and Australia (Van Etten, unpublished results) but absent in northern Europe (Van Etten, unpublished results).…”

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Three-year survey of abundance, prevalence and genetic diversity of chlorovirus populations in a small urban lake

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Inland water environments cover about 2.5 percent of our planet and harbor huge numbers of known and still unknown microorganisms. In this report, we examined water samples for the abundance, prevalence, and genetic diversity of a group of infectious viruses (chloroviruses) that infect symbiotic chlorella-like green algae. Samples were collected on a weekly basis for a period of 24 to 36 months from a recreational freshwater lake in Lincoln, Nebraska, and assayed for infectious viruses by plaque assay. The numbers of infectious virus particles were both host- and site-dependent. The consistent fluctuations in numbers of viruses suggest their impact as key factors in shaping microbial community structures in the water surface. Even in low-viral-abundance months, infectious chlorovirus populations were maintained, suggesting either that the viruses are very stable or that there is ongoing viral production in natural hosts.

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