Bacteroidetes Bacteria (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Bacteroidetes Bacteria

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This scanning electron microscope image shows Bacteroidetes bacteria on the algae Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries. Production of the toxin domoic acid seems to depend on the interaction between bacteria and algae.

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Sison-Mangus Lab

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