Iron-Oxidizing Microbial Mat (IMAGE)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Iron-Oxidizing Microbial Mat

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This is an iron-oxidizing microbial mat at the Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse hydrothermal vent field collected using a novel, syringe-based sampler deploy from the ROV Jason II.

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Photo taken by the ROV Jason II (courtesy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and the SNAPMORE cruise)

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