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A unique method of monitoring river health has uncovered an army of tiny organisms fighting to protect the Brisbane River.
University of Queensland PhD candidate Apoorva Prabhu and Honorary Associate Professor Chris Rinke led a team which sampled, sequenced and evaluated the DNA of thousands of microorganisms in 3 parts of the Brisbane River over a 12-month period.