海洋中微生物的种类之多可能远远超出人们的想象。由包括日本京都大学专家在内的40个国家组成的国际研究团队,在美国《科学》杂志电子版上发布了一项调查结果称,海洋中的微生物约有15万种之多。据报道,该团队在2009~2013年间对太平洋、大西洋、印度洋等海域展开调查,采集了多种浮游动物、藻类等样本,并通过基因调查等方式推测微生物的种类。研究人员发现,浮游动物体内往往还存在寄生的藻类或其他生物。京都大学化学研究所 The variety of microorganisms in the ocean may far exceed the imagination of people. An international research team of 40 countries, including experts from Kyoto University in Japan, released a survey in the electronic version of Science in the United States, claiming that there are about 150,000 microorganisms in the ocean. According to reports, from 2009 to 2013, the team conducted surveys on the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Species of zooplankton and algae were collected and the species of microorganisms were speculated through genetic investigation. Researchers found that there are often parasitic algae or other organisms in zooplankton. Kyoto University Institute of Chemistry