We use cookies to improve your experience, some are essential for the operation of this site.

DIC micrograph of a colony of Trichodesmium sp.

DIC micrograph of a colony of Trichodesmium sp.
DIC micrograph of a colony of Trichodesmium sp.
DIC micrograph of a colony of Trichodesmium sp.
DIC micrograph of a colony of Trichodesmium sp.
Comments (0)
67828
Hynes, Annette
DIC micrograph of a colony of Trichodesmium sp.
Still Image
04/18/2006
H94-57-56-.jpg
Image Of the Day caption:
MIT-WHOI graduate student Annette Hynes captured this microscope photograph, or micrograph, of a colony of Trichodesmium at 1000x magnification. A form of primitive, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, Trichodesmium are often found in tropical and subtropical oceans where they contribute significantly to the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and iron. Hynes and advisor John Waterbury are conducting biogeochemistry experiments to determine how different species of the bacteria respond to different environmental conditions and niches.
Photo by Annette Hynes
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Labels
This item includes these files
Image
Image
Collections