Active Microbe Animation (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Active Microbe Animation

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BONCAT is a highly effective microbial sorting tool that allows scientists to distinguish active vs. microbes. Now that it has been adapted for use on soil samples, the tool will help inform research into how soil microbiomes affect large-scale environmental cycles.

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Susan Brand and Marilyn Chung/Berkeley Lab

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