This type occurs in municipal sewage plants and in industrial plants in the textile, pharmaceutical and metal industry sectors.
Filament position: | projecting out of flake or between flakes |
Branching: | none |
Movement: | none |
Growth habit: | straight / slightly curved |
Aufwuchs: | absent |
Constrictions: | none |
Sheath: | absent |
Transverse walls: | clearly visible |
Cell form: | square or rectangular |
Length of filaments: | variable, mostly < 200 µm (50 – 150 µm) |
Filament diameter: | 0.7 – 0.8 µm |
Gram staining: | positive |
Neisser staining: | negative |
Special features: | transparent, rectangular cells |