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Microscopic view of colonization of a micrplastic fragment onto a microbe.

Microscopic view of colonization of a micrplastic fragment onto a microbe.
Microscopic view of colonization of a micrplastic fragment onto a microbe.
Microscopic view of colonization of a micrplastic fragment onto a microbe.
Microscopic view of colonization of a micrplastic fragment onto a microbe.
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Zettler, Erik and Zettler, Linda Amaral-Zettler
Microscopic view of colonization of a micrplastic fragment onto a microbe.
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04/18/2006
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Image Of the Day caption:
An image from a high-powered microscope reveals a microbe that has colonized a microplastic fragment collected in the North Atlantic Ocean. Such marine microbes entice fish to ingest microplastics. Scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are embarking on a long-term study of marine microplastics to answer a variety of questions, including how microplastics may be affecting the health of marine life and humans, and where these particles end up in the global ocean.
Caption from Oceanus online, "Junk Food", 12/17/2018:
An image from a high-powered microscope reveals a microbe that has colonized a microplastic fragment collected in the North Atlantic Ocean. Such microbes enticed fish to ingest micrplastics.
Photo by Erik and and Linda Amaral-Zettler, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
© Erik Zettler
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