Algae & sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, Eastern Pacific

Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria<br />
Resort Point Reef/Honeymoon Cove, Palos Verdes, California<br />
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An unexpected find in Honeymoon Cove: mats of what may be a sulfur-oxiding bacteria species like that found at White Point. We traditionally think of bacteria as microscopic, but this bacteria forms thin filaments up to several centimeters in length. The bacteria at White Point occurs around sulfidic hydrothermal vents. It seems reasonable that there are similar vents at Honeymoon Cove.

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Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria
Resort Point Reef/Honeymoon Cove, Palos Verdes, California

An unexpected find in Honeymoon Cove: mats of what may be a sulfur-oxiding bacteria species like that found at White Point. We traditionally think of bacteria as microscopic, but this bacteria forms thin filaments up to several centimeters in length. The bacteria at White Point occurs around sulfidic hydrothermal vents. It seems reasonable that there are similar vents at Honeymoon Cove.

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