Bacteria Attach to and Surround Oil Droplets (IMAGE)

Louisiana Tech University

Bacteria Attach to and Surround Oil Droplets

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Bacteria (green dots) attach to and surround oil droplets (spherical objects) in the essential first step in the bacterial oil decomposition process that can be ecologically improved through the use of halloysite nanotubes developed at Louisiana Tech.

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Louisiana Tech University

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