Zetaproteobacteria
Video courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2014 - Ironman, NSF/NOAA, Jason, Copyright WHOI. Video produced by Saskia Madlener. Music by Charlie Brooks.

Microscopic and SEM imagery courtesy of the Chan Lab and previously published in: Chan, CS, Fakra SC, Emerson D, Fleming EJ, Edwards KJ, 2010, Lithotrophic iron-oxidizing bacteria produce organic stalks to control mineral growth: implications for biosignature formation, ISME Journal, 5:717-727. Download (mp4, 62.8 MB)

December 12 Log: Iron Mats at NW Eifuku.