Impact of Viruses on Prokaryotic Communities and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agricultural Soils (Adv. Sci. 48/2024)

Impact of Viruses on Greenhouse Gas Emissions In article number 2407223, Xing Huang, Laurent Philippot, Yong Li, and co-workers investigate the function of viruses in modulating soil microbial communities and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in paddy fields. The cover image features a Chinese Bagua-inspired diagram, symbolizing the unique responses of microbial biomass, bacterial diversity and GHG emissions when subjected to low (left dark brown) versus high (right light brown) levels of viral loads. This study highlights distinct microbial strategies and the functional shifts in soil processes under varying viral infection, offering insights into the complex interactions that shape GHG emissions in agricultural ecosystems.