The Scent of Soil: The Smell of Soil Bacteria (IMAGE)

Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW)

The Scent of Soil: The Smell of Soil Bacteria

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The bacteria in the soil excrete a specific smell, to communicate with each other. Researchers of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) have now discovered that their predators also use the smell...

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iTZiT Visual Techonology/NIOO-KNAW

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