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Effects of Culturing on the Population Structure of a Hyperthermophilic Virus
Ist Teil von
Microbial ecology, 2004-12, Vol.48 (4), p.561-566
Ort / Verlag
New York, NY: Springer Science + Business Media, Inc
Erscheinungsjahr
2004
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The existence of a culturing bias has long been known when sampling organisms from the environment. This bias underestimates microbial diversity and does not accurately reflect the most ecologically relevant species. Until now no study has examined the effects of culture bias on viral populations. We have employed culture-independent methods to assess the diversity of Sulfolobus spindle-shaped viruses (SSVs) from extremely hyperthermal environments. This diversity is then compared to the viral diversity of cultured samples. We detected a clear culturing bias between environmental samples and cultured isolates. This is the first study identifying a culture bias in a viral population.