Scientists Map Great Barrier Reef Microbiome and Find Hundreds of New Species
Scientists have mapped the Great Barrier Reef’s open-water microbiome for the first time, identifying over 500 new bacterial species and more than 300,000 distinct viruses across 48 reefs. Led by the University of Queensland and the Australian Institute of Marine Science, the research introduces a new database to track ecosystem health amid climate pressures. For … Read more