Field sampling to quantify the microbiome native freshwater mussels
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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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