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A tube core (8 cm diameter) collected from a Thioploca bacterial matin the Peru-Chile OMZ

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Description

A tube core (8 cm diameter) collected from a Thioploca bacterial matin the Peru-Chile OMZ. The mat, approximately 1 cm thick (0.4 in) thick,consists of many individual filaments of giant bacteria. Each filament extendsinto the sediment and the water, sources of sulfide and nitrate, respectively.

Credit

Lisa Levin

Location

Pacific Ocean, Chile Margin

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Keywords

Ocean Exploration