| Cross Index | "Pelosigma" |
| superset | Prokaryote, Eubacteria Gram-Negative curved bacteria |
| Compare | Ancylobacter aquaticus ,"Brachyarcus thiophilus", Cyclobacterium marinum, Flectobacillus, Meniscus glaucopis, "Pelosigma", Runella slithyformis, Spirosoma linguale |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset |
| Morphology | "Pelosigma" |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | Gram reaction not recorded |
| Morphology | S shaped slender filaments arranged side by side in sigmoid aggregates of four or multiples of four |
| Motility | Aggregate may be motile |
| Specialized structures |
| Division | Synchronous cross division of the aggregate and sudden appearance of the daughter aggregate |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | "Pelosigma" |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | |
| Oxygen | Oxygen is absent, sulfide present |
| pH | 7.25-7.9 |
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| Unique features |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | Has NOT been isolated in pure culture
Occur in mud of fresh or brackish waters |
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| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution |
| Reference | "Pelosigma" |
| First citation | Lauterborn,R. (1913) Zur Kenntnis einiger sapropelischer Schizomyceten Allg. Bot. Z. 19: 97-100 |
| The Prokaryotes | p |
| Bergey's Systematatic | p 138 P. Hirsch |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 67 |
| References | Hirsch (1981) |