Deep Sea Microbes - Methane
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Microscopic image of a group of multi-celled methane-oxidizing microbes found in deep-sea methane seeps in Hydrate Ridge, Oregon. (S. McGlynn, Caltech)
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Microscopic image of methane-oxidizing microbes recovered from deep-sea methane seep sediments. Methane-oxidizing Archaea are stained with DNA probe in green, associated symbiotic bacteria are stained in blue. The orange-yellow materials are sediment particles. (S. McGlynn, Caltech)
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Using the manipulator arm of the submersible Alvin to collect carbonate and associated animals from an active methane seep off the coast of Costa Rica. (L. Levin, SIO)
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Manipulator arm of Alvin submersible collecting piece of carbonate from the ledge of the methane seep, Costa Rica Margin, 1,000 meters deep. (V. Orphan)
