近日,美国内布拉斯加州大学林肯分校的研究人员首次发现了有些生物会把“病毒”作为“食物”。他们研究后发现,两种浮游生物——“Halteria”和“Paramecium”可以主动食用病毒并茁壮成长。相关研究成果发表在《美国科学院院刊》上。
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[1] An Organism That Can Dine Exclusively on Viruses Has Been Found in a World First. Retrieved January 3, 2023 from https://www.sciencealert.com/an- ... nd-in-a-world-first
[2] The consumption of viruses returns energy to food chains. PNAS (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2215000120