| Leptothrix ochracea is an bacterium which occurs in iron-rich freshwater. Visible here are the muciliginous yellow-brownish sheaths which are secreted by the bacteria.(1) |
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| Leptothrix ochracea; single cells are orientated like beads in the mucilaginous sheath. (1) |
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| Leptothrix ochracea; crop of the above image. (1) |
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| Leptothrix ochracea; due to the chemical properties of the mucus the dissolved iron ions are precipitated ant thus concentrated within the sheath. This can lead to the deposition of large amounts of iron ore or ochre. (1) |
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| Leptothrix ochracea; specimens from (2) |
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| Leptothrix ochracea; can also be found at many sites of the original coal mining in the Ruhr area (here. Lottental, Bochum Querenburg). |
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| Location: Nature reserve Schwalm, Schwalm (1); Hattingen Felderbachtal, Haselbecke; pond (2) |
| Habitat: detritus; plankton/ neuston (2) |
| Date: 25.09.2011 (1); 15.11.2020 (2) |
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