<i>N. aromaticivorans</i> (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

<i>N. aromaticivorans</i>

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University of Wisconsin-Madison postdoctoral researcher Alex Linz examines a plate streaked with N. aromaticivorans (in yellow), a soil bacterium that could turn a renewable source -- lignin from plant cells -- into a replacement for petroleum-based plastics.

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Photo by Chelsea Mamott, GLBRC

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