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Microcystis wesenbergii

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A fluorescence microscope image of Microcystis wesenbergii, one type of potential toxin producing cyanobacteria, from Pinto Lake, CA. The bright green dots in this image are the DNA in bacteria on the outer sheath external to the colony. Photograph credit: Barry H. Rosen, USGS

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