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Investigating microbial ecosystems using a Winogradsky Column

Introduction

Winogradsky Columns are named after Sergei Winogradsky, a Russian microbiologist who used the columns throughout his career to study microbial ecology. In the classroom, Winogradsky Columns are incredibly simple tools with which students can explore a variety of topics. Topics such as succession, nutrient cycling, and microbiology are a few of the topics that could be covered….(Follow this lind to the written Winogradsky Columns lab instructions.)