Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Isotope Probing Shows Soil is Packed With Dormant Viruses Lying in Wait
July 08, 2026
July 08, 2026
LIVERMORE, California, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Isotope probing shows soil is packed with dormant viruses lying in wait
A single gram of soil contains between 10 million and 1 billion viruses. Most of those viruses do not infect plants, animals or people -- but they do target bacteria and other microbes.
Because of their influence on microbial commun . . .
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Isotope probing shows soil is packed with dormant viruses lying in wait
A single gram of soil contains between 10 million and 1 billion viruses. Most of those viruses do not infect plants, animals or people -- but they do target bacteria and other microbes.
Because of their influence on microbial commun . . .