Artificial sediment particle (stained with SybrGreen II) in a culture inoculated
with sediment of the Pacific Ocean (from left to right) at phase contrast
illumination, under UV light, and under mixed illumination
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If the bacteria can be stimulated to grow they are much easier detectable. Here a microcolony after several months of incubation. Without fluorescence (left) the cells are perfectly hidden.
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Bacteria in sediments of the Pacific Ocean
