Rhodobacteria 9

Most likely ID: n.a.

 

Synonym: n.a

 

Sampling location: Simmelried

 

Phylogenetic tree: n.a.

 

Diagnosis:

  • the cells are oblong
  • length 4.6 – 5.0 µm
  • slightly pink or colored in a flesh-like way
  • irregularly shaped colonies of about 50 – 250 µm in diameter
  • cells in the colonies are separated from each other
  • no visible gelatinous sheath
  • many division stages in the colonies visible
  • granules in the cells are arranged in a ring-shaped manner

No drawings from previous authors available.

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Fig. 1: Rhodobacteria 9. L = 4.6 – 5.0 µm. A slightly squashed colony in brightfield illumination. All cells are separated from each other. Obj. 60 X.

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Fig. 2: Rhodobacteria 9. L = 4.6 – 5.0 µm. The same colony shown in fig. 1 but in DIC. Obj. 60 X.

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Fig. 3: Rhodobacteria 9. L = 4.6 – 5.0 µm. The cells in a squashed colony in brightfield illumination. The cells have a flesh-like color. Obj. 100 X.

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Fig. 4: Rhodobacteria 9. L = 4.6 – 5.0 µm. The same field of view as shown in fig. 3 but in DIC. Note the high number of cells in the state of cell division (= “paired” cells). Obj. 100 X.

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Fig. 5 a-b: Rhodobacteria 9. L = 4.6 – 5.0 µm. The cells in a squashed colony in DIC (a) and brightfield illumination (b). Note the granules arranged in a ring (arrows) while the center of the cells is almost free of granules. Obj. 100 X.