Scientists Discover , Deepest Virus Ever Detected , in the Mariana Trench.<br />Gizmodo reports that scientists have discovered <br />a new virus deep within the Mariana Trench.<br />Gizmodo reports that scientists have discovered <br />a new virus deep within the Mariana Trench.<br />The virus, which feeds on certain <br />bacteria, was discovered at a greater <br />depth than any other virus.<br />The Mariana Trench, with a depth <br />of 36,000 feet, is found in the Pacific Ocean <br />and is the deepest trench on Earth.<br />Previously, scientists have discovered <br />new species of fish, shrimp and an <br />assortment of microbes within the trench.<br />The new virus, which has been named <br />vB_HmeY_H4907, was discovered by <br />a team of researchers from China and Australia.<br />It was isolated from sediment <br />returned to the surface from a depth <br />of 8,900 meters, or over 29,000 feet.<br />According to the team, the discovery is part <br />of a family of previously-unidentified viruses, <br />which has now been dubbed Suviridae.<br />To our best knowledge, this is <br />the deepest known isolated <br />phage in the global ocean, Min Wang, Virologist at the Ocean University of China, via Gizmodo.<br />The team's discovery was published <br />in the journal 'Microbiology Spectrum.'.<br />The team plans to continue searching for viruses <br />in the Earth's most inhospitable environments. .<br />Extreme environments <br />offer optimal prospects for <br />unearthing novel viruses, Min Wang, Virologist at the Ocean University of China, via Gizmodo
