marine bacterias

Rocks beneath seafloor are teeming with microbial life

harminka — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:28:33 -0500

Seafloor bacteria on ocean-bottom rocks are more abundant and diverse than previously thought, appearing to "feed" on the planet's oceanic crust, according to results of a study reported in this week's issue of the journal Nature.

Sulfur in marine archaeological shipwrecks

harminka — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:31:07 -0500

Advanced chemical analyses reveal that, with the help of smart scavenging bacteria, sulfur and iron compounds accumulated in the timbers of the Swedish warship Vasa during her 333 years on the seabed of the Stockholm harbour. Contact with oxygen, in conjunction with the high humidity of the museum environment, causes these contaminants to produce sulfuric acid, according to a new doctoral thesis in chemistry from Stockholm University.

Scripps Oceanography Research pegs ID of red tide killer

harminka — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:03:45 -0500

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have identified a potential “red tide killer.” Red tides and related phenomena in which microscopic algae accumulate rapidly in dense concentrations have been on the rise in recent years, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in worldwide losses to fisheries and beach tourism activities.

Shedding New Light on Proteorhodopsin

harminka — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:50:42 -0600