Rarely dominant in municipal sector – causes bulking sludge.
Filament position: | projecting out of flake or free in aqueous phase |
Branching: | none |
Movement: | none |
Growth habit: | straight / curved |
Aufwuchs: | absent |
Constrictions: | mostly present |
Sheath: | none |
Transverse walls: | clearly visible |
Cell form: | disc to barrel-shaped |
Length of filaments: | > 500 – 1000 µm |
Filament diameter: | 1.5 – 2.5 µm |
Gram staining: | negative with characteristic notches |
Neisser staining: | negative |
Sulphur test | positive |