The Biological Role of a Virus

PART I. Viral Control of Community Energetics.- Viral Nature of the Aquatic Ecosystems.- Life Continues as Viruses Close Land, Water and Atmosphere Nutrient Cycle.- PART II. Understanding the Genetic Partnership Between a Host and Its Viruses.- Cataloging the Presence of Endogenous Viruses.- Do the Biological Roles of Endogenous and Lysogenous Viruses Represent Faustian Bargains.- Einstein's Capsid: Bacteriophages Solve the Problems of Space and Time for Bacteria with Emergency Dead to Alive Horizontal Gene Transfer (EDA-HGT).- Diverse Phage-encoded Toxins and their Role in Bacterial Ecology.- Mycoviruses as Antivirulence Elements of Fungal Pathogens.- PART III. Defending the Health of Its Hosts.- The Contribution of Viruses to Immune Systems.- Application of Viruses for Gene Therapy and Vaccine Development.- Eukaryotic Virus Interactions with Bacteria: Implications for Pathogenesis and Control.