Leptothrix
Leptothrix is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the class Betaproteobacteria. The name is from the Greek leptos thrix (literally 'fine hair'). They occur in standing or slow-flowing, ferruginous, neutral to slightly acidic fresh waters with only low concentrations of organic matter. The energy metabolism of Leptothrix is strictly aerobic, oxidative, and chemoorganoheterotrophic. Five species are known: L. ochracea, L. discophora, L. cholodnii, L. lopholea, and L. mobilis.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Leptothrix discophora
speciesLeptothrix discophora
Leptothrix ochracea
speciesLeptothrix ochracea
Leptothrix cholodnii
speciesLeptothrix cholodnii
Leptothrix punctiformis
speciesLeptothrix punctiformis
Leptothrix mobilis
speciesLeptothrix mobilis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 419223.