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Yellowstone
Cyanobacteria
Yellowstone
National Park is home to scalding hot, richly colored thermal pools. Much
of the color in these pools comes from algal mats made up of microorganisms
such as the cyanobacterium, Synechococcus. The genetic diversity
of these organisms brings into question the notion of what constitutes
a species in the world of bacteria. A new grant from the National Science
Foundation (Award No. EF-0328698) will help decipher who's related
to whom and how in this complex environment.
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