Sphaerotilus

Known as: Cladothrix 
A genus of gram-negative, sheathed, rod-shaped bacteria in the family COMAMONADACEAE. They are closely related to LEPTOTHRIX.
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Methylibium petroleiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methyl tert-butyl ether-degrading methylotroph of the Betaproteobacteria.
A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile, non-pigmented, facultative aerobe that grew optimally at pH 6.5 and 30 degrees C (strain… (More)
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2005
2005
Paenibacillus hodogayensis sp. nov., capable of degrading the polysaccharide produced by Sphaerotilus natans.
Sphaerotilus natans is a sheathed bacterium often found in activated sludge that has a bulking problem. A bacterial strain that… (More)
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1999
1999
Morphological and biochemical properties of a Sphaerotilus sp. Isolated from paper mill slimes.
Four strains of filamentous bacteria were isolated from slimes collected in different paper mill factories. Morphological and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Prevalence of broad-host-range lytic bacteriophages of Sphaerotilus natans, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Two bacteriophage collections were examined with regard to their ability to form plaques on multiple bacterial host species. Nine… (More)
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1998
1998
Isolation and chemical composition of the sheath of Sphaerotilus natans.
A sheathed bacterium, Sphaerotilus natans, was cultured with vigorous shaking in a medium containing peptone. Then the biomass… (More)
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1988
1988
Application of the Fluorescent-Antibody Technique for the Detection of Sphaerotilus natans in Activated Sludge.
Sphaerotilus natans, one of the most widely reported causes of bulking in activated sludge, can exist both within and outside of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Modification of benthic insect communities in polluted streams: combined effects of sedimentation and nutrient enrichment
Responses of the benthic insect community of a southern Appalachian trout stream to inorganic sedimentation and nutrient… (More)
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1970
1970
Growth rate of Sphaerotilus in a thermally polluted environment.
In situ growth of Sphaerotilus on microscope slides immersed in a thermally polluted stream was studied. Ultraviolet radiation… (More)
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1964
1964
Morphology, nutrition and physiology of Sphaerotilus discophorus
By means of hay infusion-Fe(OH)3−MnCO3 enrichment cultures, 11 pure strains of the filamentous, sheathed bacterium, Sphaerotilus… (More)
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1957
1957
Intracellular deposition of sulfur by Sphaerotilus natans.
During the course of studies of the bacterial and algal flora of creek waters we were puzzled by the absence of any… (More)
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