Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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The selection of increased diversity of microbial plankton by viruses.
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Marine plankton interact with one another on the food web as producers and consumers. Phytoplankton are known as phototrophic producers. In the food web, larger protists eat bacteria while those that feed on small invertebrates are consumed by larger invertebrates, and eventually vertebrates like fish.
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