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Unusual microorganisms observed in New Zealand hot springs

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A technique is described for studying hot spring microbial morphotypes by using electron microscope grids incubatedin situ. Such studies revealed the presence of filaments bearing swollen saclike structures in a number of New Zealand hot springs. There was considerable variation in the size, structure, and morphology of the filaments and the saclike structures.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

    B. K. C. Patel, H. W. Morgan & R. M. Daniel

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Patel, B.K.C., Morgan, H.W. & Daniel, R.M. Unusual microorganisms observed in New Zealand hot springs. Microb Ecol 12, 181–186 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02011202

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