Geobacter cell (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Geobacter cell

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This Geobacter cell -- which looks a bit like a gray peanut in this microscope image -- is speckled with a dark coating of cobalt minerals that would be toxic to many organisms.

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Hunter Dulay, MSU

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