JINSHA RIVER

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Jan 14 2025ENVIRONMENT

Bacterial Buddies: A Tale of Two Lifestyles in the Jinsha River

In the rushing waters of the Jinsha River, two types of bacteria – free-living (FL) and particle-attached (PA) – play crucial roles in shaping the aquatic ecosystem. Despite their shared habitat, these bacteria have distinct ways of merging their communities, a process called coalescence. Scientists

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