Nibbling round the edges
by Maria Hernandez-Soriano, KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium
Confocal microscopy provides a singular image of polysaccharides distribution in a soil microaggregate. The edges of the aggregate structure might offer a suitable location for microbial colonization and diligent production of polysaccharides due to intense metabolic activity.
Taken on 19
June
2012
Submitted on 28 February 2013
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- Europe (2215)
- Western Europe (441)
- Belgium (8)
- Exact location (4.6823 E, 50.8632 N)
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polysaccharides, microaggregates, soils, organic matter
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Credit: Maria Hernandez-Soriano (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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