Microbial alignment in flow changes ocean light climate

Microbial alignment in flow changes ocean light climate

The growth of microbial cultures in the laboratory often is assessed informally with a quick flick of the wrist: dense suspensions of microorganisms produce translucent "swirls" when agitated. Here, we rationalize the mechanism behind this phenomenon and show that the same process may affe...

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Main Authors: Marcos (Contributor), Seymour, Justin R. (Contributor), Luhar, Mitul (Contributor), Durham, William M. (Contributor), Mitchell, James G. (Author), Mackee, Andreas (Author), Stocker, Roman (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor), Parsons Laboratory for Environmental Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 2013-03-21T19:57:01Z.
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