Scientists mapped the invisible microbiome of the Great Barrier Reef and found more than 500 new bacterial species and over 300,000 viruses in its waters
- The Great Barrier Reef near the Whitsunday, Australia, region is viewed from the air (AP photo)Scientists have completed the first comprehensive survey of the microscopic life living in the open waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
- They have uncovered hundreds of bacterial species which were not know previously and hundreds of thousands of viruses.
- The study which was published in the journal Nature, analysed DNA collected from seawater samples which were taken at 48 reefs across the world's largest coral reef system.
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- The Great Barrier Reef near the Whitsunday, Australia, region is viewed from the air (AP photo)Scientists have completed the first comprehensive survey of the microscopic life living in the open waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
- They have uncovered hundreds of bacterial species which were not know previously and hundreds of thousands of viruses.
- The study which was published in the journal Nature, analysed DNA collected from seawater samples which were taken at 48 reefs across the world's largest coral reef system.
Sources: Times of India