Influence of climate on soil viral communities in Australia on a regional scale

Viruses play a crucial role in regulating microbial communities and ecosystem functioning. However, the biogeographic patterns of viruses and their responses to climate factors remain underexplored. In this study, we performed viral size fraction metagenomes on 108 samples collected along a 2600 km transect across Australia, encompassing distinct climate conditions. A total of 14,531 viral operational taxonomic units were identified. Climate factors had a greater influence than edaphic and biotic factors on driving the alpha diversity of viral communities. The strongest relationship was observed between mean annual temperature and the diversity of viral communities. Moreover, climate factors, particularly aridity index, were the primary drivers of viral community structure. Overall, these findings underscore the pivotal role of climate factors in shaping viral communities and have implications for understanding how climate change influences soil viral ecology.

• Publication year

  2024

• Venue

  Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment

• Publication date

  2024-10-01

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  DOI 10.1002/sae2.70008
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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