Correlation with viruses enhances network complexity and stability of co-occurrence prokaryotes across the oceans
This study represents the first detailed research on the effects of viruses on the organization of marine prokaryotic microbiomes at the global scale. Biotic factors and environmental heterogeneity directly and indirectly affect microbiome and viral co-occurrence with varied strength. Network complexity and stability of marine microbial communities were enhanced by the influence of viruses. Thus, given such dynamic environmental gradients in the ocean, stable and persistent microbiome networks suggest that biotic associations with viruses play a critical role in maintaining the integrity and resilience of marine microbiomes and influencing the function of marine ecosystems.
Authors
- Hualong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4891-1431)
- Andrew McMinn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2133-3854)
- Bo Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9898-5551)
- Meiaoxue Han
- Kaiyue Lian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2759-7462)
- Min Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2357-589X)
- Hongbing Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9014-1354)
- Yantao Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2477-8197)
- Chuyu Zhang
Institutions
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Ocean University of China (CN)
- Shandong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- mSystems
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00539-25
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.58
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
- National Key Research and Development Program of China