There are more than 1000000000000000000000000000000 viruses on the planet.
Most of them infect bacteria. Just as viral infections affect people, viral infections of bacteria can dramatically change bacterial physiology, ecology, and evolution.
From the oceans to soils to the human gut, viral infections can affect entire ecosystems that depend on bacterial activity. The mission of the Silveira Lab is to uncover the factors that govern viral infections of bacteria and their impacts on bacterial-mediated processes at the organismal and ecosystem scales.
Most of them infect bacteria. Just as viral infections affect people, viral infections of bacteria can dramatically change bacterial physiology, ecology, and evolution.
From the oceans to soils to the human gut, viral infections can affect entire ecosystems that depend on bacterial activity. The mission of the Silveira Lab is to uncover the factors that govern viral infections of bacteria and their impacts on bacterial-mediated processes at the organismal and ecosystem scales.
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Silveira Lab Location University of Miami 1301 Memorial Drive. Cox Science Center, room 247/247 Coral Gables, FL 33146 Phone: +1 305 284 6220 |