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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.
Credit
NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011
Photographer
Dr.Julie Huber
Location
Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011
NOAA Affiliation
Marine Biological Laboratory