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Ocean's most abundant microbe turns out to be sticky
Original: The ocean’s most abundant “loner” microbe has a sticky second life
New research from MIT shows that Pelagibacter, the ocean's most abundant microbe long thought of as a solitary drifter, has a sticky side. The bacterium can attach to particles and surfaces, giving it a second life beyond its free-floating existence. Scientists say this could change how they model carbon cycling in the oceans, since stickiness affects where the microbe — and the carbon it processes — ends up.
Why now: A new MIT study is overturning the long-held view of the ocean's most common bacterium as a pure loner.
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