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Mariprofundus ferrooxydans

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A composite phase contrast micrograph of Mariprofundus ferrooxydans. The red arrows point to the bean shaped cells growing at the end of the stalk comprise primarily of iron oxyhydroxides. Note the cell recently divided causing a bifurcation in the stalk. Image courtesy of David Emerson

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