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Achromatium oxaliferum (Schewiakoff 1893), a large colorless sulpher bacterium from bottom sediments of a stagnant freshwater pond near Boise, Idaho. Brightfield.
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Villoslada de Cameros, La Rioja, Spain
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Achromatium oxaliferum (Schewiakoff 1893), a large colorless sulpher bacterium. The larger refractile spherical structures are calcite spherolites and the small globules adhering to them are granules of elemental sulphur. Collected from bottom sediments of a stagnant freshwater pond near Boise, Idaho.
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Achromatium oxaliferum (Schewiakoff 1893), a large colorless sulpher bacterium from bottom sediments of a stagnant freshwater pond near Boise, Idaho. DIC.
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Achromatium oxaliferum is a large colorless sulpher bacterium containing large refractile structures of calcite spherulites. Collected from bottom sediments of a rain storage reservoir in Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). This image was taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.
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Multilayer image shows cell in conjugation. Scale bar indicates 50 µm.Sample from ponds situated in the vicinity of Lake Constance (Bodensee, Southern Germany). The image was built up using several photomicrographic frames with manual stacking technique. Images were taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.
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Portrait of the colorless sulfur bacterium Beggiatoa alba (VAUCHER, 1803) TREVISAN, 1845.
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Achromatium (a-chrome-ace-ee-um) one of the larger bacteria, relatively common, and usually distinguished by the presence of large sulphur deposits inside the cell. Phase contrast.
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Achromatium (a-chrome-ace-ee-um) is one of the non-photosynthetic sulphur bacteria. It is a heterotrophic bacterium which relies on a supply of organic matter to assist the degradation of reduced sulphur to elemental sulphur - which is then deposited as slightly pink granules inside the cell. Large (for a bacterium). Differential interference contrast.
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This picture compares Achromatium (a-chrome-ace-ee-um) (right) - a heterotrophic sulphur bacterium, from the red or purple sulphur bacterium, Chromatium. Differential interference contrast.
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Beggiatoa (beg-ee-a-toe-a) is a colourless sulphur bacterium which occurs as filaments of various widths. Beggiatoa is found in sediments above the reduced zone. It oxidizes hydrogen sulphide, producing elemental sulphur which is deposited within the bacterial cell as sulphur granules and give this filament its opaque appearance. Very long. These cells can glide, a good trait for organisms which live in a habitat the characteristics of which are changing depending on whether there is or is not overlying water or if or if not there is sunlight. Phase contrast.
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Beggiatoa (beg-ee-a-toe-a), commonly seen on the surface of very rich sediments - such as those of salt marshes. The bacteria metabolise reduced hydrogen sulphide and produce granules of sulphur as a by product. They can be seen as refractile elements within the cells which make up this filament. Phase contrast.
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Beggiatoa (beg-ee-a-toe-a), commonly seen on the surface of very rich sediments - such as those of salt marshes. The bacteria metabolise reduced hydrogen sulphide and produce granules of sulphur as a by product. They can be seen within the cells which make up this filament. Differential interference contrast.
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Beggiatoa (beg-ee-a-toe-a) is a colourless sulphur bacterium which occurs as filaments of various widths. Beggiatoa is found in sediments above the reduced zone. It oxidizes hydrogen sulphide, producing elemental sulphur which is deposited within the bacterial cell as sulphur granules and give this filament its opaque appearance. Layers of Beggiatoa are often seen on the surface of muds or other places where there is a lot of decaying organic matter (around dead dogs is a good place) and looks like white tissue paper lying over the sediment. These cells can glide, a good trait for organisms which live in a habitat the characteristics of which are changing depending on whether there is or is not overlying water or if or if not there is sunlight. Phase contrast.
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Beggiatoa (beg-ee-a-toe-a) is a colourless sulphur bacterium which occurs as filaments of various widths. Beggiatoa is found in sediments above the reduced zone. It oxidizes hydrogen sulphide, producing elemental sulphur which is deposited within the bacterial cell as sulphur granules. In this delicate filament, the individual sulphur grains can be seen as pink refractile inclusions. Phase contrast.
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Beggiatoa (beg-ee-a-toe-a) is a colourless sulphur bacterium which occurs as filaments of various widths. Beggiatoa is found in sediments above the reduced zone. It oxidizes hydrogen sulphide, producing elemental sulphur which is deposited within the bacterial cell as sulphur granules visible inside this filament . May be very long. These cells can glide, a good trait for organisms which live in a habitat the characteristics of which are changing depending on whether there is or is not overlying water or if or if not there is sunlight. They don t usually make these cute spirals. Differential interference contrast.
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Thioploca is a filamentous sulfur-oxidizing bacterium, with the unusual characteristic of building sheaths around bundles of its filaments. They can travel up and down the sheaths by gliding motility. Thioploca can be found in sediments and also in microbial mats. These specimens are from Okinawa, Japan.
Thanks to the OIST Marine Science Support Section for hosting our visit in Nov 2017!
[taxonomy:genus=Thioploca]
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Description: English: Stained microphotograph of Thiomargarita namibiensis bacteria. Date: 2007. Source:
Commons - cropped and rotated. Author: NASA.
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Description: Distribution of Thiomargarita namibiensis along the namibian coast. Date: 29 October 2007. Source: Own work, Namibia_sat.png. Author:
Denis Barthel. Other versions:
Image:Namibia_sat.png.
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Description: English: Beggiatoa-like filaments in underwater cave named "Grotta sulfurea", Capo Palinuro, Salerno (Italy). This mats is composed of filaments resembling in most part Beggiatoa, Thiothrix and Flexibacter. Date: 11 July 2008, 09:30:59. Source: Own work. Author:
Fabio Russo.
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Description: English: Exended massive mats of some Beggiatoa-like filamentsin underwater cave named "Grotta sulfurea", Capo Palinuro, Salerno (Italy). This mats is composed of filaments resembling in most part Beggiatoa, Thiothrix and Flexibacter. Date: 11 July 2008, 09:30:31. Source: Own work. Author:
Fabio Russo.