| Cross Index | Ochrobium tectum |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria Aerobic Chemolithotrophic Bacteria |
| Compare | Nitrifying bacteria:
Sulfur Oxidizing Acidiphilium Macromonas, Thermothrix thiopara Thiobacillus, Thiobacterium, Thiodendron latens, Thiomicrospira, Thiosphaera, Thiospira, Thiovulum majus Hydrogen Bacteria: Hydrogenbacter thermophilus Iron & Manganese bacteria: Aquaspirillum , Bilophococcus, Gallionella ferrunginea, Leptospirillum, Metallogenium , Naumanniella, Ochrobium tectum, Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans, Siderocapsa, Siderococcus limoniticus |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset |
| Morphology | Ochrobium tectum |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | |
| Morphology | Cells ellipsoidal to rod-shaped, 0.5-0.7 x 0.7-1.5 um, and partially surrounded by a marginal thickening (capsule) that may be impregnated with iron oxides to a varying degree. The whole organism with capsule may measure 1-3 x 1.5-5 um. |
| Motility | motile polar flagellum |
| Specialized structures | The capsule leaves one end open; through this end the flagellum emerges. This results in a horseshoe appearance. Cells may unite to form aggregates of 2, 4 or, rarely, 8 cells. According to Dubinina and Kusnetzov (1976), "Ochrobium" cells may be gas-vacuolated. |
| Division |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface | Not obtained in pure culture. |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Ochrobium tectum |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | |
| Oxygen | May be capable of anaerobic growth (Jones 1981). |
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| Unique features |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | This organism is widely distributed in iron-bearing freshwater. |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution |
| Genome | Ochrobium tectum |
| G+C Mol % |
| Reference | Ochrobium tectum |
| First citation | Perfil'ev in Visloukh, S.M. 1921. To the knowledge of the microorganisms of the Nevsky-bay. Gosud giro;og Inst Izvestia Bull Inst Hydrolog Leningrad No. I: 84-96 |
| The Prokaryotes | |
| Bergey's Systematatic | p 1882 P. Hirsch, G. A. Zavarin and O. H. Tuovinen |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 446 |
| References |