Microbial colonies (IMAGE)

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Microbial colonies

Caption

A stalactite formation in a Hawaiian cave system from this study with copper minerals and white microbial colonies. Despite copper being toxic to many organisms, this formation hosts a microbial community

Credit

Kenneth Ingham

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