Study shows that hitchhiking bacteria can go against the flow

Monday, August 9, 2010 - 10:56 in Biology & Nature

A new study co-authored by professor Kam Tang of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science reveals that tiny aquatic organisms known as "water fleas" play an important role in carrying hitchhiking bacteria to otherwise inaccessible lake and ocean habitats.

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