Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Today I learned about Merisopedia, a genus of cyanobacteria. Species in this genus grow in rectangular grids. They look like this:
Well-regimented. From Photomicrographs of the freshwater algae Vol. 2 by Yamagishi and Akiyama, 1984.
Merisopedia species can be found all over the planet, including the Amazon, China, and Nigeria.
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  1. Scott Hansen31 July, 2014 08:51

    Can they be used to make labneh?

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    1. Unknown31 July, 2014 13:10

      Probably not, thought they might end up in there by accident depending upon how you filter it. You're more likely to find thermophilic lactic acid bacteria like Streptococcus thermophilus or Lactobacillus delbrueckii spp. bulgaricus.

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