Deep-sea vent bacteria with granules (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Deep-sea vent bacteria with granules

Caption

The deep-sea hydrothermal vent bacteria had cadmium-containing granules (light spots) that grew bigger and more abundant when exposed to high concentrations of the toxic metal, cadmium.

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OIST

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