Sphaerotilus natans
Sphaerotilus natans is an aquatic periphyton organism associated with polluted water. It forms colonies commonly known as "sewage fungus", but later identified as tightly sheathed filamentous bacteria.
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| Submerged S. natans colonies with floating insect in the lower right for scale. Beige color shown is typical of aerated sewage treatment plants, but color may vary through grey toward black downstream of septic sewage or into brighter orange from precipitated ferric oxide. | |
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| Genus: | Sphaerotilus Kützing 1833 |
| Species: | S. natans |
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| Sphaerotilus natans Kützing 1833 | |
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