Belly-button (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Belly-button

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Despite the fact that tropical forests are the most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystems on the planet, more is known about belly-button bacteria than bacteria on trees in the tropics.

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Beth King, STRI

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