COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Viruses in the oceanic basement
Description: A team of scientists showed for the first time that many novel viruses are present in the fluids circulating deep in the rocky crust of the seafloor known as the ocean basement. Their recently published study also provides evidence that the viruses are actively infecting the many unusual microorganisms that live in the basement. [Source: University of Hawaii at Manoa]
URL: http://www.hawaii.edu/news/2017/03/29/oceanic-basement-viruses/
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Source: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Publish Date: 3/29/2017
Reading Level: Basic
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