Field sampling to quantify the microbiome native freshwater mussels
By Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
2018 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Images of field sampling to quantify the microbiome of four species of native freshwater mussels in a side channel of the Upper Mississippi River: (a) sampling location in West Newton Chute, Pool 5, (b) supplies needed to take microbiome samples, (c) sampling the hemolymph (fluid analogous to blood in vertebrates) of a threeridge mussel for microbiome analyses. Images courtesy of Teresa Newton, USGS.
A. Sampling location for mussel microbiome research, Pool 5, UMR
B. Microbiome supplies
C. Sampling hemolymph from a threeridge mussel
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