Haliscomenobacter hydrossis Physical Characteristics

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Wastewater Organisms Database

Haliscomenobacter hydrossis

Purpose of Web Page

The purpose of this web page is to present the physical characteristics of a filamentous bacteria that is present in wastewater. Haliscomenobacter hydrossis can best be characterized by the following term "it's like finding a needle in a haystack". It really is like finding a needle. H. hydrossis has one of the smallests widths of any of the filamentous bacteria, 0.5 µm. It is a rather straight, with some curvature, filament usually extending to a length of 20-100 µm. Very rarely does it have any attached growth. It is Gram negative and Neisser negative.


H hydrossis is hard to find because of its diminutive size. It is straight and thin like a needle. Very rarely does it have attached growth. This photo was taken at a magnification of 1000x.	Notice the needle-like shape of H. hydrossis. This photo was taken at a magnification of 1000x

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This is a photo of a Gram stain. H. hydrossis is Gram negative--it will stain red. In this picture, parts of the floc are stained Gram positive--purple and other parts are Gram negative--red.

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