New 'wee beastie' discovered sunning itself on holiday in Yellowstone National Park sauna
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The team found the bacterium makes two types of chlorophyll, explaining how it can thrive alongside other species in microbial mats and compete for light with cyanobacteria.
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New bacteria uses antennae to harvest light
Also here ( lots on genetics and how to get it without growing the critters)
ScienceDaily: Surprising New Species Of Light-harvesting Bacterium Discovered In Yellowstone
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The research team led by Bryant and Ward found the new bacterium living in the same hot springs as the most famous Yellowstone microbe, Thermus aquaticus, which has revolutionized forensics and other fields by making the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) a routine procedure.
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An old but groundbreakingly relevant article?
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Light harvest protein found in plankton
9/18/2000
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Light harvest protein found in plankton
Well written easy to read article here:-
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Although chlorophyll-producing bacteria are so abundant that they perform half the photosynthesis on Earth, only five of the 25 major groups, or phyla, of bacteria previously were known to contain members with this ability.
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GeneticArchaeology.com - Surprising New Species Of Light-harvesting Bacterium Discovered In Yellowstone (7/26/2007)
BTW
Save your drier lint for your garden bacteria
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lint makes a great addition to your compost heap or worm farm. Apparently stray sweater fibers make a good snack for the bacteria usually found in these types of soil.
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Not quite 101 uses for dryer lint - DIY Life
