Home of the microbes (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

Home of the microbes

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The Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vents - the "home" of the studied methane-oxidizing microorganisms. The heat loving microorganisms thrive under the orange microbial mat in the background. The high temperatures of the rising waters blur parts of the image.

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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