Another microbial community on the surface of kelp. (IMAGE)

Terry Collins Assoc

Another microbial community on the surface of kelp.

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Each dot or filament is a bacterial cell and the different colors indicate different kinds of bacteria. The larger, ridged ovals are single-celled algae called diatoms. Download in high-res: http://bit.ly/3s6Ego8

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Tabita Ramirez-Puebla and Jessica Mark Welch, Marine Biological Laboratory

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