A New 'Oil-Eating' Bacteria Discovered in the Mariana Trench (IMAGE)

University of East Anglia

A New 'Oil-Eating' Bacteria Discovered in the Mariana Trench

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Research that reveals what lies at the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean -- the Mariana Trench. Until now, scientists knew more about Mars than the deepest part of the ocean. But an expedition to collect samples of the microbial population at the deepest part of the Mariana Trench (some 11,000 meters down) has revealed a new 'oil-eating' bacteria.

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