Study Shows That Hitchhiking Bacteria Can Go Against the Flow

A new study co-authored by professor Kam Tang of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science reveals that tiny aquatic organisms known as "water fleas" play an important role in carrying hitchhiking bacteria to lake and ocean habitats that are otherwise inaccessible due to stratified density boundaries. For organisms as small as bacteria, the boundary between water masses of different temperature and salinity may as well be a brick wall. Hitching a ride on larger zooplankton helps them break through to greener pastures.

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