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<p>The virus communities of inland aquatic ecosystems have typically received less attention from the research perspective than those of marine ecosystems. In this study, we compared the viromes of an estuarine creek (Santana Creek) belonging to the <i>khazan</i> ecosystem and an agriculturally relevant freshwater lake (Verna Lake), both located in Goa, India. Taxonomically, the viral realm <i>Duplodnaviria</i> predominated in both the lake and creek communities, <i>Varidnaviria</i> had a minor presence in both, and <i>Monodnaviria</i> was exclusively present in the lake community. Sequences identified in the creek virome bore a greater resemblance to those of marine ecosystems than those in the lake virome. Functional annotation confirmed the taxonomic findings, indicating most proteins were involved in the infective and replicative functions of bacteriophages. Predicted complete viral genomes included those of <i>Synechococcus</i> and <i>Proteus</i> phages in the creek dataset, and of <i>Gokushovirinae</i> phages in the lake dataset. Viral communities of the <i>khazan</i> ecosystem and similar ecosystems worldwide are understudied, and hence the present virome analysis offers a valuable reference for further studies on these ecosystems.</p>

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Metagenomic Insights into Viral Diversity from an Underexplored Khazan Creek and a Tropical Freshwater Lake

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    2026年1月18日

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  • Judith M. Noronha,
  • Shenu B. Hudson,
  • Gaurav Sharma,
  • Sanjeev C. Ghadi

摘要

The virus communities of inland aquatic ecosystems have typically received less attention from the research perspective than those of marine ecosystems. In this study, we compared the viromes of an estuarine creek (Santana Creek) belonging to the khazan ecosystem and an agriculturally relevant freshwater lake (Verna Lake), both located in Goa, India. Taxonomically, the viral realm Duplodnaviria predominated in both the lake and creek communities, Varidnaviria had a minor presence in both, and Monodnaviria was exclusively present in the lake community. Sequences identified in the creek virome bore a greater resemblance to those of marine ecosystems than those in the lake virome. Functional annotation confirmed the taxonomic findings, indicating most proteins were involved in the infective and replicative functions of bacteriophages. Predicted complete viral genomes included those of Synechococcus and Proteus phages in the creek dataset, and of Gokushovirinae phages in the lake dataset. Viral communities of the khazan ecosystem and similar ecosystems worldwide are understudied, and hence the present virome analysis offers a valuable reference for further studies on these ecosystems.