Viruses in the marine environment: community dynamics, phage-host interactions and genomic structure

• Autores: Elena Lara de la Casa
• Directores de la Tesis: Dolors Vaqué (dir. tes.), Silvia G. Acinas (dir. tes.)
• Lectura: En la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ( España ) en 2014
• Idioma: inglés
• Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Josep M. Gasol (presid.), Santiago Hernández León (secret.), Carles Borrego More (voc.), Josefa Antón Botella (voc.), Fernando Santos Sánchez (voc.)
• Materias:
  • Ciencias de la tierra y del espacio
    • Ciencias del suelo
• Enlaces
  • Tesis en acceso abierto en: acceda
• Resumen

  • [EN] There are an estimated 1030 viruses in the world oceans, the majority of which are phages (viruses that infect bacteria). Extensive research has demonstrated the significant influence of marine phages on microbial abundance, community structure, genetic exchange and global biogeochemical cycles. In this thesis, we contribute to increase the knowledge about the ecological role of viruses in marine systems, but also we aimed to provide a better understanding about the interactions between phages and their hosts and the genetic pool and biogeography of some the isolated phages genomes.