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Photomicrographs of a subsea thermophile isolated from deep-sea hydrothermalfluids. This organism eats sulfur and hydrogen and fixes its own carbonfrom carbon dioxide. (A,B) Scanning electorn micrographs, and (C,D)transmission electron micrographs in thin sections. (Image credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011 | Dr.Julie Huber)