Strange string

Baley · Post by **Baley** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:39 am

Well, almost everything I see looks strange; but I haven't seen anything like this one in any online collections. It resembles a clear plastic tube with spotty dark inclusions and it moves longitudinally forward and backward, and it sometimes bends a little. My first thought was a living string. ID?
40x Leitz APO 10x Periplan imaged to Canon 5dII sensor. Full frame - no cropping

uaalgae · Post by **uaalgae** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:43 am

looks like a filamentous bacterium

René · Post by **René** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:32 pm

indeed, looks like Beggiatoa, a sulphur bacterium.

Best wishes, Rene.

Baley · Post by **Baley** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:58 am

Thanks ualge & Rene -- I assume the bacteria are a colony joined end to end?