| Cross Index | Runella slithyformis |
| 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 | Runella slithyformis |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | Gram negative |
| Morphology | Straight to curved rods, ends of cells may overlap to form a ring shaped structure |
| Motility | Non motile |
| Specialized structures |
| Division |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface | Pale pink water insoluble pigments |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Runella slithyformis |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | |
| Oxygen | Obligate aerobe |
| pH | |
| Temperature | 20-30 |
| Requirements | |
| Products | |
| Enzymes | Oxidase positive, weakly catalase positive |
| Unique features |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | Fresh water |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution |
| Genome | Runella slithyformis |
| G+C Mol % | 49-50 |
| Reference | Runella slithyformis |
| First citation | Larkin,J.M. and P.M. Williams (1978) Runella slithyformis slithyformis gen. Nov., sp. Nov., a curved, nonflexible, pink bacterium IJSB 28:32-36 |
| The Prokaryotes | p |
| Bergey's Systematatic | p 128 J. M. Larkin and R. Borrall |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 67 |
| References |