Entries Tagged Laboratory (Lab)

In this month’s edition, we’re going to take an in-depth look at Nocardioform foaming. Please note that the “bug” listed is a...

While there’s no official morphotype name that we’re familiar with, the “irregular growth formations” microbe type recognition was passed on from the...

One of the most challenging filament types to diagnose is Eickelboom filament type 0581. It’s a curved or coiled shaped filament located...

In this online exclusive video, Ashley Roberts, award-winning laboratory manager for Hampton Roads (Virginia) Sanitation District, walks viewers through her lab facility...

Filament type 0803 has a unique backstory, and depending upon the reference source, has various potential associated growth causes. The manuals written by...

This month’s “Bug of the Month” is a morphotype recognized as tetrads. Tetrads are a formation of four bacterial cells in a...

As phosphorus limits are becoming increasingly stringent in biological wastewater treatment processes, the number of treatment plants that are striving to achieve...

Because bacteria are responsible for the vast majority of treatment, the general success or failure of systems depends on maintaining adequate populations...

Type 1701 filaments have highly similar morphology to Sphaerotilus filaments, and these two morphotypes could arguably be combined if the diameter value...

Tubifex worms are unique in that they are visible by the human eye as red or pink tinted worms and sometimes can...

Historically referred to as Nocardia, Gram-positive branched filaments generally ranging from 0.8-1.2 µm in diameter with visible septa (cell walls) are a...

Sponges are nonmoving invertebrates that have specialized cells for filtering water for food. Freshwater sponges filter out food such as bioplankton and...

Water mites are occasionally found in biological wastewater treatment processes with higher sludge retention time values (such as fixed-film systems) and represent...

The microorganism morphotype description for this month’s feature has been recognized as the Thiopedia morphotype by Dr. Michael Richard and Dr. David...