Thursday 30 April 2015

DNA of bacteria crucial to ecosystem defies explanation

FLORA AND FAUNA
DNA of bacteria crucial to ecosystem defies explanation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2015 - Scientists have found something they can't quite explain in one of the most barren environments on Earth: a bacterium whose DNA sequence contains elements usually only found in a much higher organism. Trichodesmium is a type of bacteria known as an oligotroph, meaning that it can survive in incredibly nutrient-poor regions of the ocean. In fact, it thrives there - to the point that great b ... more


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