Phage-bacteria infection networks

Phage and their bacterial hosts are the most abundant and genetically diverse group of organisms on the planet. Given their dominance, it is no wonder that many recent studies have found that phage-bacteria interactions strongly influence global biogeochemical cycles, incidence of human diseases, productivity of industrial microbial commodities, and patterns of microbial genome diversity. Unfortunately, given the extreme diversity and complexity of microbial communities, traditional analyses fail to characterize interaction patterns and underlying processes. Here, we review emerging systems approaches that combine empirical data with rigorous theoretical analysis to study phage-bacterial interactions as networks rather than as coupled interactions in isolation. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Weitz, Joshua S., Poisot, Timothée, Meyer, Justin R., Flores, Cesar O., Valverde, Sergi, Sullivan, Matthew B., Hochberg, Michael E.
Other Authors:	James S. McDonnell Foundation
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Published:	Elsevier 2013-02
Subjects:	Complex networks, Theory, Functional diversity, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Microbial ecology,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/115423 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000913 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000861 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000936 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001665 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003151
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