Study shows seaweed succumbs to viruses

Tuesday, August 8, 2017 - 08:32 in Biology & Nature

Scientists are warning the UK kelp biofuel industry to beware of viruses. Whilst known to infect certain types of seaweed, a new study published in the ISME Journal is the first to describe viruses in kelps, which are important both ecologically and commercially.

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