Mystery Bug of the Month

FYI

Consulting

Training

Additional links

Miscellaneous

Audits

Troubleshooting Tips

Microscopic Analyses

Case Histories

Additional Troubleshooting Topics

Duckweed

Algae

Lift Stations

Wastewater Microbiology

Microscopic Analyses

Photomicrographs

Filamentous Identification

Biological Products

Wastewater Treatment Seminar

Request for our new Brochures

Call now to set up a Wastewater Biomass Analyses or Filamentous Identification of your plant!

Finally new Release

Filamentous Identification

"the Easy Way"

New training program

Mystery Bug of the Month

February-06

Ok, it is the middle of winter but it looks like a tree?. . . . .

Well, it is not quite a tree , but it definitely is branching! Yes, these photos were taken under the microscope! They do make cool photos and artwork sometimes!!!!

These photomicrographs were taken from a municipal wastewater sample. Most of the objectives used were 40x and 100x. Some photos were taken at 400x and 1000x for enlargements.

Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!

Well, now it looks like we have a cluster of flowers! 100x bright field	400x Bright field inverted
400x Bright Field	400x Bright Field Branched, colonial stalked ciliates
1000x Bright field look at the internal structure of the stem	1000x stem of stalked ciliate
1000x Bright field	1000x look closely and you can see attached growth at the base of the stem
1000x It appears plant like with internal veins	1000x
Hard to believe this is nature! 1000x base of the stalked ciliate	400x Bright Field inverted makes it easy to pick out details on a wet mount
400x Bright Field look at the testate amoeba at the bottom	1000x The stalk does not have a myoneme which is the spring like contracting element typically found in other stalks such as Vorticella and Carchesium.
400x inverted look at the small stalked ciliate near the larger ones	400x Bright Field heavy attached growth is visible on the stems to the left side where older stalked ciliate bases were
400x Bright Field	400x inverted
400x inverted	400x Bright Field
400x inverted	400x inverted Multiple Branching is apparent
400x Bright Field	400x Bright Field
400x Bright Field	400x inverted two stalked ciliates peeking out of a piece of bran
400x Bright Field . .	100x Bright Field
1000x simulated Phase contrast	1000x Bright Field
1000x Bright Field	Wow, just changing the size makes everything look completely different! Always zoom in under the microscope to see more details and a totally different perspective. You might be surprised what you find! It also makes it easier to identify when you come in closer and can see more details.

400x Bright Field

400x Bright Field Base attached to floc

400x Bright Field

400x Bright Field

400x Bright Field

1000x Bright Field

1000x Phase contrast

400x Bright Field

100x bright filed

large clusters of branched, colonial stalked ciliates

400x Bright Field notice the small stalks among the larger stalked ciliates

400x Bright Field

400x Bright Field

400x Bright Field

400x Bright Field

400x Bright Field

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Protista

Phylum: Ciliophora

Class: Ciliatea

Epistylis are typically 200-250 um long and some colonies can reach up to 2mm long

Over 7000 known species of Ciliophora

Here is in case you want to get very technical

• Taxonomy (ITIS)

• Taxonomy (NCBI)

More on Zooglea and troubleshooting

Want to see more of the Mystery Bug- videos and photos

Mystery Bug 9-04 Mystery Filament of the Month 9-04 Mystery Filament of the Month 10-04

Mystery Bug 10-04 Mystery Bug-11-04 Mystery Bug-12-04 Mystery Bug-1-05

Mystery Bug-2-05 Mystery Bug-3-05 Mystery Bug-4-05 Mystery Bug-5-05

Mystery Bug-6-05 Mystery Bug-7-05 Mystery Bug-8-05

Mystery Bug-9-05 Mystery Bug-10-05 Mystery Bug-11-05 Mystery Bug-12-05

Mystery Bug 1-06 Mystery Bug 2-06 Mystery Bug 3-06

Mystery Bug 4-06 Mystery Bug 5-06 Mystery Bug 6-06

Mystery Bug 8-06 II Mystery Bug 9-06 II Mystery Bug 10-06

Mystery Bug 11-06 Mystery Bug 12-06

Mystery Bug 1-07 and links to all of 2007 Mystery Bugs pages

Stay tuned each month

More to come soon!

Enlargements: If you liked these pictures and want to see additional microorganisms check out the pages below.

Amoeba

Flagellates

Free Swimming Ciliates

Eating under the microscope- Dinner time!

What if you do not have a lab or microscope onsite that is capable of performing an analyses of your system?

Find out how Environmental Leverage's lab can perform an analyses of your biomass in your system and make recommendation on how to improve your system.

Wastewater Biomass Analyses

Information Request Form

Select the items that apply, and then let us know how to contact you.

Send product literature
Send company literature
Have a salesperson contact me

Send Additional Case History Information

I would like to order the Wastewater Training CD's -Please send me more information

Send information on how to get a Microscopic analyses

I would like to send in a sample for a Wastewater Biomass Analyses

I would like to have photos taken of my own wastewater treatment system for training purposes

I would like Hands-on training at my wastewater plant on Microscopic analyses

I would like to send in a sample for a Filamentous Identification

I would like to have digital videos taken of my own wastewater treatment system for training purposes

Please send more information on your Bioaugmentation Products and Solutions

Name

Title

Company

Address

E-mail

Phone