colored vibrio bacteria

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Marine Microbes Overview

Curious about the microscopic world? This overview dives into everything to know.

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Screenshot from video showing illustrations of diverse and abundant marine microbes.

The Microbial Loop

A tree that shows the different relationships between bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes.

Marine Microbe Tree of Life

Screenshot from video with large kelp leaves floating in the ocean.

A Kelp's Slime

Ocean Food Web Listing Image

The Missing Microbial Link in the Ocean Food Web

An assortment of microbe illustrations seen by Leeuwenhoek under the microscope.

Milestones In Marine Microbiology

Microbes Articles

Tiny "flakes" of marine snow.

Marine Snow: A Staple of the Deep

Riftia tubeworm (Riftia pachyptila) colonies near hot spring.

The Microbes That Keep Hydrothermal Vents Pumping

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