All surface microlayer articles

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    News

    Upper surface of coastal waters can accumulate bacteria and antibiotics

    2024-06-14T18:00:00Z

    Antibiotics in the uppermost water surface, known as the sea surface microlayer, can significantly affect the number of bacteria present and contribute to the adaptation of marine bacteria against widely used antibiotics. In new research presented at ASM Microbe, scientists directly assessed the potential effects of antibiotics ...

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    Careers

    The Rahlff lab

    2024-06-06T13:21:00Z

    The Aero-Aquatic Virus Research Group led by Dr. Janina Rahlff conducts basic research on microbial viruses from the surface microlayer, which is the 1-mm thick ‘skin’ of a water body’s surface, and in atmospheric ecosystems.