Microbes in Central Park Soil: If They Can Make It There, They Can Make It Anywhere

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 02:50 in Biology & Nature

Researchers led by Colorado State University uncovered more than 167,000 kinds of bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes in the soil beneath one of the nation's iconic urban environments. That's 260 times as many species of birds, plants and invertebrates that live in the Park - combined.

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