Zoogloea ramigera
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Zoogloea ramigera is a species of bacteria from the genus Zoogloea . It is also known in German as a tree bacterium. Zoogloea ramigera is a typical bacterium in wastewater and other bodies of water that are heavily polluted with organic matter.
features
Zoogloea ramigera forms mucus. The species grows in the form of sapling or antlers. These are up to 1.5 millimeters high. Individual bacteria are approximately 1 micrometer in size, rod-shaped and surrounded by gelatinous, translucent mucus. The cells form flakes to which fungi , protozoa and other bacteria attach.
supporting documents
- Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in a drop of water. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-11966-2 .
Web links
- Article about Zooglea ramigera ( Memento from January 20, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
- PM Amin, SV Ganapati: Occurrence of zoogloea colonies and protozoans at different stages of sewage purification. In: Applied microbiology. Volume 15, Number 1, January 1967, pp. 17-21, ISSN 0003-6919 . PMID 16349712 . PMC 546836 (free full text).
- Photos of the water management company Kempten (English)