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"Viruses, A Very Short Introduction" by Dorothy H Crawford, says this on page 21: "There are around 10e6 different viral species in a kilogram of marine sedime
by tasty_freeze 9y ago
"Viruses, A Very Short Introduction" by Dorothy H Crawford, says this on page 21:
"There are around 10e6 different viral species in a kilogram of marine sediment where they infect and kill co-resident bacteria. Overall, marine viruses kill an estimated 20-40% of all marine bacteria every day."
- kreetx 9y agoSince the info presented in the article is totally new to me, would you say this book is a good intro to a non-scientist on this entire topic?
- imdsm 9y agoI haven't read it, but I have read some of the Very Short Introduction books, and they're pretty good for a layman. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viruses-Very-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/0199574855 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viruses-Very-Short-Introduction-Int... Update: looks like there is a new version published last month, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viruses-Very-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/0198811713 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viruses-Very-Short-Introduction-Int...
- sitkack 9y agoI had no idea that bacteria had it so hard. I thought they mostly had "easy liv'n".