The discussions reflect a high level of interest and engagement, with commenters emphasizing the novelty of protists eating viruses—phrases like 'crazy to think about' and 'microbial turducken' convey fascination. The support for the study's importance suggests a recognition of its potential ecological impact, though they do not perceive it as immediately groundbreaking, which aligns with the moderate impact score.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions acknowledge and support the findings, emphasizing that protists consuming viruses is an intriguing discovery.
InterestHigh interest
The social discussions show high interest, with many commenters highlighting the novelty and potential significance of the research.
EngagementHigh engagement
The comments demonstrate deep engagement through sharing insights, raising questions about ecological impacts, and referencing related scientific concepts.
ImpactModerate impact
While some recognize the potential importance of understanding virus consumption in marine ecosystems, overall impact perception is moderate, as the discussions focus on scientific curiosity rather than immediate applications.
Abstract in brief
The study explores how viruses interact with marine protists in the Gulf of Maine and the Mediterranean Sea, finding that a significant portion of these protists contain viral DNA, with higher viral presence in certain groups like Picozoa and Choanozoa.
The researchers suggest that protists often consume free viral particles, contributing to a process called the viral shunt, which redirects microbial production back into dissolved organic matter, thereby affecting the ocean's carbon cycle.
These findings support the idea that viruses are not only involved in infecting microbes but also play a role through ingestion by protists, creating an additional link in the marine microbial food web that influences viral particles' fate and nutrient flow.]
Research published in @FrontMicrobiol is the first compelling evidence that 2 groups of ecologically important marine protists, choanozoans and picozoans, are virus eaters.
Read the article https://t.co/n5dP71PDK0 or our blog ⬇ https://t.co/XmEmp7m004
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Un reciente estudio que se publica en @FrontMicrobiol ha encontrado evidencias de varios grupos de protistas que serían capaces de alimentarse de virus. Estos protistas se han hallado en el golfo de Maine, en el mar Mediterráneo.
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"Single Cell Genomics Reveals Viruses Consumed by Marine Protists" (https://t.co/dZcEI0yUvS) new study led by @rstepanauskas 's lab including also protists from the Mediterranean Sea (#BBMO), with a great coverage by @nytimes https://t.co/0dmNGBdK3b @EMM_Barcelona @ICMCSIC
Viruses cause their fair share of disease and death, but they may also give life to key players in the planet’s smallest ecosystems.
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Single Cell Genomics Reveals Viruses Consumed by Marine Protists https://t.co/mlfoEZkEh0
This video discusses the discovery of organisms, particularly picozoa and others, that appear to eat viruses. This process impacts the ocean's microbial food web and the carbon cycle, highlighting viruses' role beyond…
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This study explores how marine protists in the Gulf of Maine and the Mediterranean Sea often ingest viral particles, contributing to the viral shunt and influencing the ocean's carbon cycle, thereby affecting nutrient…
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Viruses cause their fair share of disease and death, but they may also give life to key players in the planet’s smallest ecosystems.
https://t.co/3ZxyZ2b4mp https://t.co/r6roNeOXg1
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The Virus Eaters https://t.co/w2ofgbiVfL via @YouTube
En la #naturaleza todos se comen a todos, entonces ¿quién se come a los #virus?
Les presento a #Picomonas judraskeda, un #protista #marino que parece se pasa la vida zampando virus.
Más info.: https://t.co/zYXxTLJNsD
Nota: llenar tus pulmones de agua marina no es recomendable. https://t.co/ZJJ4FXg8PH
#Picozoa: mangiano i #virus. Articolo scientifico in allegato al video.
Does Anything Eat Viruses? Turns Out These Organisms Do https://t.co/vlQKaaZ3kK via @YouTube
How little we know...
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Whoa. Virus-eaters!
Anton Petrov describes the discovery of two organisms (Picozoa & Choanozoa, both single-celled organisms) who eat viruses & may be the mechanism that prevents viruses from consuming all unicellular life.
https://t.co/kiEDh96TBP
RT @gladeolie: Single Cell Genomics Reveals Viruses Consumed by Marine Protists https://t.co/ssyF5bDEyJ
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RT @gladeolie: Frontiers | Single Cell Genomics Reveals Viruses Consumed by Marine Protists | Microbiology
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Research published in @FrontMicrobiol is the first compelling evidence that 2 groups of ecologically important marine protists, choanozoans and picozoans, are virus eaters.
Read the article https://t.co/n5dP71PDK0 or our blog ⬇ https://t.co/XmEmp7m004
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RT @Pulgar_Panda: Un reciente estudio que se publica en @FrontMicrobiol ha encontrado evidencias de varios grupos de protistas que serían c…
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Sergio Andres
@Serujio16 · X
RT @Pulgar_Panda: Un reciente estudio que se publica en @FrontMicrobiol ha encontrado evidencias de varios grupos de protistas que serían c…
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Un reciente estudio que se publica en @FrontMicrobiol ha encontrado evidencias de varios grupos de protistas que serían capaces de alimentarse de virus. Estos protistas se han hallado en el golfo de Maine, en el mar Mediterráneo.
https://t.co/RaFhwZflnJ https://t.co/B0yh9mvIDD
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Paula Huber
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RT @loglab_bcn: "Single Cell Genomics Reveals Viruses Consumed by Marine Protists" (https://t.co/dZcEI0yUvS) new study led by @rstepanauska…
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Hakemli bilim dergisi Frontiers in Microbiology’de yayımlanan yeni araştırmada choanozoa ve picozoa ismi verilen iki deniz protistinin virüsle beslendiğini güçlü kanıtlarla ortaya koydu.
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This study suggested Picozoa and Choanozoayla may be inclined towards viral ingestion, potentially aiding in the ecology of planktonic communities.
Check it out here: https://t.co/LR1P2FizQk
#microbiology #virology #marinebiology https://t.co/nKE07GcJVf
Parece ser que para algunos protistas los virus son como para nosotros los pistachos, una fuente de alimento rica en fósforo
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Me llama la atención éste paper que acabo de encontrar donde proponen la hipótesis de que algunos protistas son capaces de alimentarse de virus libres, y sin que les infecten a ellos vaya
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Research published in @FrontMicrobiol is the first compelling evidence that 2 groups of ecologically important marine protists, choanozoans and picozoans, are virus eaters.
Read the article https://t.co/n5dP71PDK0 or our blog ⬇ https://t.co/XmEmp7m004
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RT @enumura: Single Cell Genomics Reveals Viruses Consumed by Marine Protists https://t.co/H5h2HmzuBO これか。海洋の環境DNA調査をやったら、バクテリアがウィルスを捕食してるっ…
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Single Cell Genomics Reveals Viruses Consumed by Marine Protists https://t.co/H5h2HmzuBO これか。海洋の環境DNA調査をやったら、バクテリアがウィルスを捕食してるっぽい結果が出たんだけど？というお話。
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Sequencing suggests marine protists consume viruses. However, finding viral genetic material in or around a cell doesn’t guarantee that a virus was once lunch. Some of the viruses might have infected protists or become stuck to the surfaces of the cells. https://t.co/TNxMAv8qJc
Protistas que morfan virus !!! Ya no hay códigos en la naturaleza ...
Single Cell Genomics Reveals Viruses Consumed by Marine Protists https://t.co/hParig0uAH
Study published in @FrontMicrobiol and featured in @nytimes suggests that two groups of poorly known marine protists routinely ingest viruses.
Read the original research: https://t.co/gBygjXMspX or The New York Times' piece ⬇
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@sciencebase It does, but that's not misleading here. If we're reading the paper correctly, a sizable amount of the viruses being digested are actually phage, and it's a greater phage:bacterial DNA ratio than you'd expect if they were just eating infected bacteria. https://t.co/ag5DG64S1T
Virus eaters (virophages) discovered may revolutionize anti-viral drug development and to make environments virus-free
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Scientists are testing the theory that microscopic and often single-celled oceanic organisms -- protists -- might sustain life by consuming viruses. https://t.co/tIVfyZ8Owb
Excited to be a part of this work by @julesinboots and @rstepanauskas @BigelowLab. See frontiers paper @ https://t.co/aISgandscQ https://t.co/3LEBgOpmKN
This is 2020 wild at the microscopic level-- single celled microbes (protists) may actually eat #phage for food!! For context, these viruses typically kill bacteria. Crazy to think about this in the humans-- do protists shape the gut #virome?
PAPER: https://t.co/p2qlTJpzOJ https://t.co/8g2nGMj0jm
A new study shows that protists feed on viruses! Will they ever end surprising us? Could this mechanism also be at play in animal gut microbiomes? https://t.co/d1l9PvAB7e
Cool study on viruses as a food source by @julesinboots @BigelowLab @rstepanauskas .
Don't buy into the "microbial turducken"!
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The study: https://t.co/IzXNT9ZHIo
"Single Cell Genomics Reveals Viruses Consumed by Marine Protists" (https://t.co/dZcEI0yUvS) new study led by @rstepanauskas 's lab including also protists from the Mediterranean Sea (#BBMO), with a great coverage by @nytimes https://t.co/0dmNGBdK3b @EMM_Barcelona @ICMCSIC
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