The abundant and diverse viruses of the seas

What is the most abundant biological entity in the oceans? Viruses, of course! The quantity and diversity of viruses in the seas are staggering. Each milliliter of ocean water contains several million virus particles – a global total of 1030 virions! If lined up end to end, they would stretch 200 million light years into …

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