Actvity Summary: How can a microbe survive on a CORK?
This microbe was first isolated from a layer of black rust on the steel surface of a CORK. A CORK is a type of seafloor borehole observatory.
Find out more about CORKs here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YraMEtMiEQ
To learn about about this specific microbe, read this blog: https://joidesresolution.org//microbe-monday-archaeoglobus-sulfaticallidus/
This resource was developed during Expedition 376 Brothers Arc Flux. Read through the other blogs and explore other educational resources from this expedition here: https://joidesresolution.org//expedition/376/
- Standard D: Life science
- Scale, proportion, quantity
- Structure and function