iron bacteria or rust?

[John Doe]

Can someone tell me if they think this picture is iron bacteria or is it
rust:

http://calvin.cns.ufl.edu/untitled1.png

Magnification is something like 800X. Documentation I've seen says most
iron bacteria form long strands.

[Derek Benson]

On Tue, 10 May 2005 20:44:27 -0400, "John Doe" > wrote:

>Can someone tell me if they think this picture is iron bacteria or is it
>rust:
>
>http://calvin.cns.ufl.edu/untitled1.png
>
>Magnification is something like 800X. Documentation I've seen says most
>iron bacteria form long strands.
>

What is iron bacteria?

-Derek

[Richard Sexton]

In article >,
Derek Benson > wrote:
>On Tue, 10 May 2005 20:44:27 -0400, "John Doe" > wrote:
>
>>Can someone tell me if they think this picture is iron bacteria or is it
>>rust:
>>
>>http://calvin.cns.ufl.edu/untitled1.png
>>
>>Magnification is something like 800X. Documentation I've seen says most
>>iron bacteria form long strands.
>>
>
>What is iron bacteria?

It's a bacterium that fixes ferric oxide from solution. It's why rust grows
around plug 'oles in sinks and tubs.

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"Derek Benson" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 10 May 2005 20:44:27 -0400, "John Doe" > wrote:
>
>>Can someone tell me if they think this picture is iron bacteria or is
>>it
>>rust:
>>
>>http://calvin.cns.ufl.edu/untitled1.png
>>
>>Magnification is something like 800X. Documentation I've seen says
>>most
>>iron bacteria form long strands.
>>


>
> What is iron bacteria?
>
> -Derek

Sheated bacteria. My well has iron bacteria, Leptothrix spp. It doesn't
appear to have affected the fish. Periodically I chlorinate the well
(every 3 years) to knock it back. If you have iron bacteria, your toilet
tank will have a red dusting on all surfaces inside.
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