Observation on the Reddish Brown Coloration by Iron Bacteria at Biotope in the Aina Green Protection Area, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan

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  • 愛名緑地ビオトープの鉄細菌による赤褐色沈殿物の観察

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We found a reddish brown pigmentation at a small stream of a biotope in Aina, Atsugi. As a result of optical and scanning electron microscopic observations, and elemental analyses, we confirmed that the coloration of reddish brown is originating from the iron oxide attached to the surface of cylindrical shaped microorganisms. Based on the morphological features, this microorganism was supposed to be a kind of iron bacteria and tentatively determined as Leptothrix sp., though further investigation is needed for identification.

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  • Natural History Report of Kanagawa

    Natural History Report of Kanagawa 2008 (29), 61-64, 2008

    Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History (Kanagawa Prefectural Museum)

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  • CRID
    1390010457687094400
  • DOI
    10.32225/nkpmnh.2008.29_61
  • ISSN
    21896712
    03889009
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
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