Research progress and ecological function of phages in soil

GAO Ruichuan; HU Min; LI Fangbai; CHEN Guanhong; FANG Liping

doi:10.7671/j.issn.1001-411X.202205039

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GAO Ruichuan, HU Min, LI Fangbai, et al. Research progress and ecological function of phages in soil[J]. Journal of South China Agricultural University, 2022, 43(5): 1-11. DOI: 10.7671/j.issn.1001-411X.202205039

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Research progress and ecological function of phages in soil

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Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Received Date: May 19, 2022
Available Online: May 17, 2023

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Phages play important roles in modulating microbial communities, and subsequently determining element circulation and pollutant transformation in the earth surface ecosystem. Compared with aquatic systems, the high heterogeneity of soil and the high adsorption of virus-like particles bring great challenges to the study of phages in soil, and leading to insufficient attention by far. In this review, the morphological and life cycle classification, extraction and analytic methods for phages in soil, were briefly summarized. In addition, the scientific linkage of phages in regulating soil microbial community structure and the cycle of life elements (e.g. carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur) with the transformation of heavy metals (metalloid), were further discussed. The underlying biogeochemical mechanisms were revealed, and the ecological functions and environmental significances were clarified. Finally, the future research focuses of soil phages were prospected.
- Phage,
- Microbial community,
- Ecological function,
- Life element cycle,
- Arsenic transformation,
- Horizontal gene transfer

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