Islands of germs: Researchers discover pathogens floating on tiny clumps of aquatic detritus
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 10:20
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have found evidence that "marine snow"--aggregates of organic material floating in water bodies--may act as microscopic, island-like refuges for pathogens, or disease-causing organisms....
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