Oligotrophic Ocean MO part of Microbial Observatories:Oligotrophic Ocean MO
Created by George Rice, Montana State University This project focuses geographically on the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site. This site is one of the longest time-series studies of oceanographic ...

Microbial Life in Marine Environments part of Marine
Microbes account for more than 90% of ocean biomass and constitute a hidden majority of life that flourishes in the sea. What is even more surprising is that much of this microbial life remains unknown because we ...

The Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone part of Topics of Interest:Dead Zone
Created by Monica Bruckner, Montana State University Where / Causes / Effects / Remediation / Resources What is the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone? The Gulf of Mexico dead zone is an area of hypoxic (less than 2 ppm ...

Yellowstone Bioprospecting part of Topics of Interest:Bioprospecting
Bioprospecting is the search for useful organic compounds in nature, commonly involving the collection and examination of biological samples (plants, animals, microoganisms) for sources of genetic or biochemical ...

Marine Symbiosis part of Topics of Interest:Marine Symbiosis
Created by Sarah Bordenstein, Marine Biological Laboratory What is Symbiosis? The term symbiosis is used to describe any permanent or long-lasting association between two or more different species of organisms. In ...

Monterey Bay MO part of Microbial Observatories:Monterey Bay MO
Monterey Bay, California Created by George Rice, Montana State University The DeLong lab's scientific interests focus primarily on questions in microbial biology. A large part of the lab's efforts have ...

Tardigrades part of Topics of Interest:Tardigrade
Created by Sarah Bordenstein, Marine Biological Laboratory Strange is this little animal, because of its exceptional and strange morphology and because it closely resembles a bear en miniature. That is the reason ...

Contaminated Aquifer MO part of Microbial Observatories:Contaminated Aquifer MO
Created by George Rice, Montana State University Project Summary Research Goals: This project has been designed to advance knowledge about the diversity and activity of microorganisms residing in subsurface water ...

Squid/Vibrio part of Topics of Interest:Marine Symbiosis
By Tanya Koropatnick Vibrio fischeri - Euprymna scolopes - Symbiont Specificity - Colonization - Morphogenesis - Maintenance - References The symbiont: Vibrio fischeri V. fischeri is a luminous, Gram-negative, ...

Teaching Methods part of Teaching Methods
This collection of Microbial Life teaching activities is geared toward undergraduate courses in Earth Sciences and Microbiology. The activities are categorized by different teaching methods. For more information ...