Hello everyone,
I took microscopic photos of a fresh state of a leachate from a wild landfill, the shape in the photos is the most common.
leachate tank had a red slick on the surface, i suspect a red algal bloom. I need help identifying the strain in the photo? Thank you so much in advance!
Hi!
I believe it looks more like bacteria. It could belong to the Thiopedia genus, within the Chromatiaceae family? Not sure though. These bacteria are known for creating red-purple blooms in water, especially in sulfurous areas.
Hope that helps!
Erik Romero Frontaura
bonjour,
votre piste m'a beaucoup aidée...
Merci bcp.
Hello!!
They are colonial cyanobacteria of the Merismopedia genus. They are grouped in a single plane by means of mucilage.
I hope this helps you.
Regards
They look like Merismopedia. If they are you may see the colonies look like they get folded too.
Marcy Mead Janet Santucho Thank you for your answers,
indeed, I too suspected the genus Merismopedia at first, but when I compared my photos with those available on the net, it seems to me that the size of the cells of my strain are smaller than those of the cyanobacteria. Also, the green pigmentation characteristic of cyanobacteria is absent. All the more so as the colour of the efflorescence from which I took my sample was maroon-red, typical of the Thiopedia genus.
So, I've ruled out cyanobacteria and I'm leaning towards the sulfur violet bacteria responsible for red blooms, which form the same colony appearance as mine under the microscope.
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