Mysterious Microbe Plays Important Role in Ocean Ecology- All Images

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News Release 08-202

Mysterious Microbe Plays Important Role in Ocean Ecology

Leads scientists to rethink ocean's carbon and nitrogen cycles

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Photo of two cyanobacteria fluorescing brightly inside a diatom seen under a microscope.

Two cyanobacteria fluoresce brightly inside a diatom seen under a microscope.

Credit: Rachel Foster, UCSC

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An under-microscope view showing clusters of cyanobacteria collected in the Pacific Ocean.

An under-microscope view shows clusters of cyanobacteria collected in the Pacific Ocean.

Credit: Rachel Foster, UCSC

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Photo of scientists on a research vessel sampling the South Pacific Ocean for microbes.

Marine scientists sample ocean waters for nitrogen fixing microorganisms in the South Pacific Ocean from the research vessel Kilo Moana.

Credit: Jon Zehr, UCSC

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