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Does Sand Move Bacteria at the Beach?

Sand that had moved onto the beach during days 3 and 5 of this study contained bacterial DNA, indicating the movement of sand can redistribute microbes.

(Illustration by Jack Cook, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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