Out of the blue: the independent activity of sulfur-oxidizers and diatoms mediate the sudden color shift of a tropical river
A. Arce-Rodriguez, E. Libby, E. Castellon, R. Avendano, J. C. Cambronero, M. Vargas, D. Pieper, S. Bertilsson, M. Chavarria, F. Puente-Sanchez
The paper investigates the microbial and chemical processes in Rio Celeste, revealing that sulfur-oxidizers and diatoms drive the formation of light-scattering particles responsible for the river's sky-blue color.
bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2022Microbiology