they use a robot to scoop up mud from the ocean, the mud is full of microbes
dirt and mud
mud
Mud
=In mud of the ocean ground=
benthic
mudrock
mid ocean ridge
When you drive by the ocean it doesn't always smell nice, sometimes it smells bad because of things washing up on the shore, this is called "pluff mud" by most, other names for it are puff mud, and just plain out stinky mud.
On the shore and in the mud. I'm not completely sure on that one, but most of them are on the bottom of the ocean on rocks.
sediment
Shallow ocean bays. Mainly in coral reefs.