A microbial community on the human tongue (IMAGE)

Terry Collins Assoc

A microbial community on the human tongue

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Each colour represents a different type of microbe. The white material in the core represents the remnants of human tongue cells about which the microbes grow. Download in high-res: http://bit.ly/3tG4spR

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Steven Wilbert, Gary Borisy, Forsyth Institute; Jessica Mark Welch, Marine Biological Laboratory

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