Reference Library
A collection of various Microbes. This library helps defines and describes the various elements you may find in your water.
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Irregular Growth Formations
Diameter:
N/A
Diameter:
N/A
Shape:
Variable
Septa:
N/A
Sulfur Granules:
N/A
Sheath:
N/A
Branching:
Description
Often star-fish-like in appearance. Commonly correlated with chronic stress (various potential causes).
Actinomycetes-Mycolata
Diameter:
.8-1.2 µm
Diameter:
1.0 x 1.0-2.0 µm
Shape:
Variable
Septa:
Yes - most species Septa is visible
Sulfur Granules:
N/A
Sheath:
No
Branching:
Description
“True branching”. Almost all species in wastewater stain gram positive when healthy.
Haliscomenobacter Filament Morphotype
Diameter:
0.5 µm
Diameter:
N/A
Shape:
Sausage, Individual cell not visible
Septa:
No - usually cannot be observed
Sulfur Granules:
N/A
Sheath:
Yes
Branching:
Description
Often “pins in a pin cushion”. Sheath is often too difficult to see. Usually can’t see individual cells. Occasionally small sausage-shaped cells are visible