Microbial alignment in flow changes ocean light climate

The growth of microbial cultures in the laboratory often is assessed informally with a quick flick of the wrist: dense suspensions of microorganisms produce translucent “swirls” when agitated. Here, we rationalize the mechanism behind this phenomenon and show that the same process may affect the pro...

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Main Authors: Marcos, Seymour, Justin R., Luhar, Mitul, Durham, William M., Mitchell, James G., Mackee, Andreas, Stocker, Roman
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77974
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3199-0508