Electron microscope image of methanogens (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Electron microscope image of methanogens

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An electron microscope image of single-celled methanogens, members of the archaea branch of the tree of life. They are ubiquitous in oxygen-free environments, turning simple foods into methane, a potent greenhouse gas. 

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Alienor Baskevitch/UC Berkeley

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