<AlbumBook ver='1.5' title='Microscopic Photomicrographs' description='Bug of the Month Album' firstAlbum='0' width='648' height='480' showThumbnails='true' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60' autoStart='true' allowClick='true' clickAction='_blank' playerName='Player - Black (SPRY/HTML)'>
	<Album title='Chironmidae' description='Chironmidae' path='Site/gallery/2007/Chironmidae 1-07' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image1.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='10 Chironmidae larva.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample.  Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='12 Chironmidae larva.jpg' caption='Creepy Crawly, but interesting to watch up close.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='15 Chironmidae larva.jpg' caption='These critters were found in an aeration basin' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='17 Chironmidae larva.jpg' caption='Any comments, identification or suggestions, feel free to contact us.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='20 Chironmidae larva.jpg' caption='400x Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='bloodworm 11.jpg' caption='Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='bloodworm 22.jpg' caption='If you find these, it probably means you are building solids up somewhere. Check your clarifier centerwell or weirs' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='bloodworm 24.jpg ' caption='There are tons of variations to this species. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='bloodworm 26.jpg' caption='They can be found in ponds, lagoons, edges of clarifier, especially mixed in with the algae, in sand filter rooms, anywhere standing water is present.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='bloodworm 27.jpg' caption='Adults look like a mosquito with feathery antenna.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='bloodworm 28.jpg' caption='Hard to believe this is nature!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='bloodworm 9.jpg' caption='Ok so here we go, here is our guest this month- let us look a bit closer at what they are' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 101.jpg' caption='No this is not a bug from a science fiction movie- although some can look like a monster if you zoom in too close. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 102.jpg' caption='Pupa are up to 20 mm long ( ¾ inch) but average about 8 to 15 mm ( ¼ to ½ inch). ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 106.jpg' caption='Eyes on the head are easy to see' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 107.jpg' caption='Head and Thorax' width='439' height='311' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 108.jpg' caption='There are an awful lot of moving parts!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 109.jpg' caption='Chironomid (non-biting midge) larva' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 11.jpg' caption='The abdomen has 7 or 8 body segments' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 12.jpg' caption='Chironomids are non-biting midges, one of the most diverse and widespread groups of Diptera  or flies' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 12a.jpg' caption='They are small (1-10 mm length), somewhat delicate insects that are mosquito-like in appearance.' width='600' height='438' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 13.jpg' caption='They lack scales on the wings, and do not have a long proboscis,  thus they do not bite. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 145.jpg' caption='Shrink it down to lower power and you can see most of the midge or larva' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 44.jpg' caption='Midges often occur in huge swarms, usually in the evening, and the humming of such a swarm can often be heard from a considerable distance.' width='400' height='285' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 45.jpg' caption='They can be found around clarifiers, in sand filter rooms, dewatering rooms or near the UV building. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 46.jpg' caption='They are more of a nuisance than really a problem, since they do not bite like mosquitoes or carry diseases.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 49.jpg' caption='Individual adults will live about seven days depending upon the species and weather conditions.  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 498.jpg' caption='The larvae develop in sources having extensive areas of standing water. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 50.jpg' caption='Anterior proleg ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 53.jpg' caption='There are more than 1050 species of Chironomidae in North America.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 56.jpg' caption='Midge, Gnat or Blood Worm when they are red. It becomes a small two-winged fly in the adult stage. Closely related to mosquitoes and Chaoborus' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 58.jpg' caption='It makes it easier to identify when you zoom in closer and can see more details.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 59.jpg' caption='Always zoom in under the microscope to see more details and a totally different perspective.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 6.jpg' caption='You might be surprised what you find! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 7.jpg' caption='It also makes it easier to identify when you come in closer and can see more details.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 79.jpg' caption='Eye and mandible' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 85.jpg' caption='There is a type of free swimming Chironomid larva that stores oxygen in his blood and is thus blood red in color (Bloodworm).' width='400' height='251' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	    <Slide src='Chironmidae larva 96.jpg' caption='Anal tubules ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 98.jpg' caption='Posterior proleg and anal tubules' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Chironmidae larva 9a.jpg' caption='Wow, just changing the size makes everything look completely different!' width='400' height='251' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
	<Album title='Suctorian' description='Suctorian' path='Site/gallery/2007/suctorian 2-07' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image2.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 10.jpg' caption='Target Higher Forms. . . . . Gold Medal Winners or "Predators" of Nature ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 11.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample.  Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x or 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 12.jpg' caption='Ok so here we go, here is our guest this month- let us look a bit closer at what they are' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 13.jpg' caption='OK, these are the guys to shoot for in most activated sludge plants. They are called Suctorians. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 14.jpg' caption='Hard to believe this is microscopic in nature. Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!' width='496' height='477' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 15.jpg' caption='Suctorians almost always indicate an extremely healthy system and usually the BOD in the final effluent is very low, the TSS may low and things are running smoothly.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 34.jpg' caption='The bad thing is they do not always correlate with filaments vs floc formers. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 45.jpg' caption='A system with high filaments can have a low BOD and a very low TSS, yet cause bulking, high polymer consumption and high solids handling costs.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 5.jpg' caption='Although they look very pretty, watch out, well only if you are a microscopic higher life form.' width='403' height='271' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 6.jpg' caption='They are deadly predators! They stab unsuspecting higher life forms that swim by and suck their guts out.' width='394' height='252' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 66.jpg' caption='Nice huh- violence even under the microscope- eat or be eaten, same as the laws of the jungle' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 7.jpg' caption='oh well, It was amazing and a weird experience to watch .' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 8.jpg' caption='They can have long or short spikes and come in many different sizes and shapes' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian 9.jpg' caption='The distinguishing feature is spikes instead of hairs like a stalked ciliate.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian eating 2.jpg' caption='Here are our two critters with lunch on the table already' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian eating 3.jpg' caption='They can sometimes be hidden in the floc structures- look for spikes' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian eating 4.jpg' caption='Have you guessed yet?' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian eating 5.jpg' caption='They have tubules or oral cilia that they use to suck materials from trapped organisms into their mouths' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian eating.jpg' caption='They consume quite a bit of bacteria and clean up the turbidity in the water.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian with 2 dead fs 2.jpg' caption='Here the suctorian looks like he has caught his prey' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian with 2 dead fs 3.jpg' caption='Some only have a few long spikes' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x suctorian with 2 dead fs.jpg' caption='Some have many short ones. Some you can even see moving' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x suctorian 15.jpg' caption='Remember, even though it is only a drop of water and seems flat on the slide, they are 3-D, you might need to focus in and out on your microscope ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x suctorian 3.jpg' caption='If there is attached growth on the base, the more stable the system and the longer the suctorian has been in the system.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x suctorian 4.jpg' caption='Here you can see the Coleps on the left side, part of the cells is collapsing. The poor Coleps has almost had all the life sucked out of him ' width='383' height='371' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x suctorian 6.jpg' caption='It is thought that upon contact, suctorians inject their prey with poison and immobilize them.  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x suctorian 7.jpg' caption='They  then suck the cytoplasm from the prey organism, ie the name suctorian! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x suctorian.jpg' caption='Free-swimming ciliates are the basic prey of Suctorians. There have been several observations of flagellates and amoebae captured as prey also.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x suctorian3.jpg' caption='More than 500 suctorian species are known to date. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='suctorian (3).jpg' caption='1000x Bright Field makes it easy to pick out details on a wet mount if you zoom in' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='suctorian (4).jpg' caption='Wow, just changing the size makes everything look completely different!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='suctorian 3.jpg' caption='400x a top view Always zoom in under the microscope to see more details and a totally different perspective.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='suctorian 6.jpg' caption='You might be surprised what you find!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='suctorian.jpg' caption='It also makes it easier to identify when you come in closer and can see more details.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='suctorian_241.jpg' caption='Phase Contrast If you have these in your plant, you are probably running very good and should congratulate yourselves!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='suctorian_249.jpg' caption='1000x Phase contrast' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
	<Album title='Flagellates' description='Flagellates' path='Site/gallery/2007/flagellates 3-07' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image3.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='amoeba flagellates2 1000x.jpg' caption='Red flag Higher Life Forms. . . . . Indications that you have a high BOD, high F/M' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='el_1162 flagellates.jpg' caption='OK, these are often overlooked and many times you need to be at 400x or 1000x. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='el_1379 flagellates.jpg' caption='If you have these in your plant, you are probably running a very high BOD, high F/M and may need to cut back on wasting or use some bioaugmentation products!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='elflagellates _893.jpg' caption='You may have a high TSS when these are the predominant higher life forms.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='euglena 1000x.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from wastewater samples.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='euglena_64.jpg' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope !!! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='euglena_66.jpg' caption='Most of the objectives used were  400x and 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flag_121.jpg' caption='Many flagellates are able to feed autotrophically as well as heterotrophically ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='FLAGEL01.jpg' caption='Flagellates posses one or more long, slender flagella used for locomotion. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate 22.jpg' caption='Phytomastigina or phytoflagellates, which have chloroplasts or are closely related to such forms, and the Zoomastigina or zooflagellates' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate 661000x.jpg' caption='1000x Bright Field now this really looks like he belongs in a science fiction movie.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate l_68.jpg' caption='1000x flagellates can twist and turn in many directions, squeeze in and out of the floc' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate.jpg' caption='Usually you can expect high solids in the effluent and higher BOD levels if flagellates are present in significant numbers.  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_1292.jpg' caption='Bright field 1000x They are really fast and unless you zoom in, you may miss them in your sample' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_1347.jpg' caption='Flagellates are cells with one or more whip-like organelles called flagella.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_1357.jpg' caption='Some flagellates live as colonial entities, while others function as a single cell.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Flagellate_148.jpg' caption='Heterotrophic flagellates can be found in marine environments, freshwater or soil' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_15.jpg' caption='Flagellates usually are present in very large numbers during initial start- up of a wastewater treatment plant, during recovery from a toxic discharge to the treatment plant, or at low D.O. levels.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_1649.jpg' caption='Bright Field 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_176.jpg' caption='If flagellates are present as the dominant protozoan group, this could indicate an unstable wastewater environment and a sludge biomass that is very young.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Flagellate_197.jpg' caption='Phytomastigophora flagellates have many plant characteristics, including the presence of chloroplasts ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_33.jpg' caption='Like their relatives the amoebae, flagellates are usually present when there are large amounts of soluble food available (high F:M or high BOD).' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_37.jpg' caption='They are found during start up when the sludge is young or after an upset, but will quickly predominate over the amoebae because they are more efficient feeders. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_490.jpg' caption='They are often found in trickling filter, oxidation ponds, lagoons and activated sludge.  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_64.jpg' caption='Flagellates is a common name for a diverse group of unicellular organisms in the subphylum Mastigophora, kingdom Protista. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Flagellate_647.jpg' caption='They have whiplike projections called flagella, which they use for locomotion.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_902.jpg' caption='Most Euglenoidea (syn. Euglenophyceae) possess numerous green plastids. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_94.jpg' caption='Plantlike flagellates contain chlorophyll and are often considered unicellular algae' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate_974.jpg' caption='Hard to believe this is nature! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate2 1000x.jpg' caption='Some dinoflagellates (phylum Pyrrophyta) are plantlike' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate4 1000x.jpg' caption='Zoomastigophora are the non-photosynthetic flagellate protozoans' width='417' height='302' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellates el_1354.jpg' caption='1000x Bright Field now this really looks like he belongs in a science fiction movie, maybe this is where Sigourney Weaver developed from!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellates_70.jpg' caption='Some types of flagellates commonly found in wastewater are Euglena, Trigonomonas, and Monas. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellates_813.jpg' caption='They may live as single cells, in colonies or as parasites. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellates_840.jpg' caption='There are two primary groups of flagellates. The Peranema belongs to the group which ingests its food.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellates_867.jpg' caption='The other group of flagellates is more like bacteria. They do not ingest whole food. They take in food that is already partially "digested."' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellates_870.jpg' caption='Flagellates range in size from 5-20 µm. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellates4 1000x.jpg' caption='What should I do if there is a significant change in my higher life forms and all of a sudden there is an increase in flagellates?' width='506' height='420' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='FLAGS.jpg' caption='You might want to adjust your wasting or RAS levels. Some plants add bioaugmentation products in cases of higher loadings. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spinning flag.jpg' caption='Kingdom Plantae Division Euglenophycota Class Euglenophyceae Order Euglenales Family Euglenaceae ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
    <Album title='Testate amoeba' description='Testate amoeba' path='Site/gallery/2007/arcella 4-07' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image4.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='049 arcella.jpg' caption='Higher Life Forms. . . . . Indications that you have a high BOD, high F/M or the presence of metal salts when the color is dark brown! ' width='243' height='228' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x  arcella.jpg' caption='This little critter was found in wastewater samples.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x arcella 2.jpg' caption='OK, these are often overlooked and many times you need to be at 400x or 1000x. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x arcella 3.jpg' caption='They almost always indicate a young to medium sludge age' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1arcella.jpg' caption='If you have these in your plant, you are probably running a very high BOD, high F/M and may need to cut back on wasting or use some bioaugmentation products!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='27 arcella.jpg' caption='You may have a high TSS when these are the predominant higher life forms.' width='355' height='308' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='3033 arcella.jpg' caption='The Arcella is a small amoeba that belongs to the Phyllum Sarcodina. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='3042 arcella.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='3043 arcella.jpg' caption='Most of the objectives used were  100x, 400x and 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='3044 arcella.jpg' caption='Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!' width='412' height='321' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='31 stalk arcella.JPG' caption='They typically range from  50-60 um wide. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='324f arcella.jpg' caption='The can be small, large, medium sized, round or oblong' width='306' height='247' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='456 arcella.jpg' caption='Hard to believe this is nature! From a top view they look like a doughnut' width='325' height='226' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6006 arcella.JPG' caption='Their color is light yellow when young and its getting darker while aging.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6012 arcella.JPG' caption=' It is dome-like on the top and concave on the bottom.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6025 arcella.JPG' caption='It may have a light brown or transparent chitinous "test" (shell). ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6032 arcella.JPG' caption='The shells also appear more brown in environments where metal salts are present. ' width='400' height='265' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6035 arcella.jpg' caption='Arcella is one of the most common of the testate amoebae, especially in highly organically polluted waters. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6038 arcella.jpg' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope !!!' width='337' height='226' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6040 arcella.JPG' caption='It is rare to see, but the Pseudopods extend out from the shell and are used for locomotion.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6043 arcella.JPG' caption='Amobae belong to the Phylum Protozoa.  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6077 arcella.JPG' caption='Pseudopodium (lobopodium) can be seen extending from the aperture in the testate shell' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6095 arcella.JPG' caption='It can often be found  in the sediments on the bottom of ponds, where plant, leaves and other materials rot under conditions of low oxygen concentration.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='7040 arcella.jpg' caption='From the side view, you can see the curvature of the top of the shell' width='288' height='233' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='7043 arcella.jpg' caption='Some types of amoebae are found in the class Sarcodina and the order Rhizopoda.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='7047 arcella.jpg' caption='Some types (genera) of amoebae commonly found in wastewater are Arcella, Euglypha, and Centopyxis.' width='348' height='279' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='741 arcella.jpg' caption='Amoebae are single celled microorganisms.' width='422' height='283' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='9014 arcella.jpg' caption='Amoebae are motile by pseudopodia, also known as "false feet". ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='arcella_269.jpg' caption='Pseudopodia, also known as "false feet". Amoebae are divided into two different types, testate and naked. Testate amoebae are those that have shells (or tests) and naked amoeba do not have shells. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='arcell3.JPG' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='arcella_175.jpg' caption='The shells can be proteinaceous or siliceous shells. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='arcella_358.jpg' caption='They eat by engulfing their food. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='arcella_503.jpg' caption='They range in size from 10-200 µm. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='arcella_611.jpg' caption='Amoebae typically grow and divide; this pattern of vegetative growth may or may not include encysted states, flagellated forms, or a transition from a sexual to an asexual phase of growth.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='arcella_99.jpg' caption='The shells can remain long after the amoeba has died. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='arcella3s.jpg' caption='Kingdom Animalia Phylum Protozoa Subphylum Sarcodina Superclass Rhizopoda Class Lobosa Order Arcellinida Family Arcellidae Genus Arcella  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='arcella4.jpg' caption='If the presence of testates means a young sludge age How should you adjust your process controls?' width='307' height='232' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='testate amoeba 11.jpg' caption='One way is to adjust your RAS or Wasting' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='testate amoeba te 4.jpg' caption='if you do not have that capability- you can always supplement with Bioaugmentation cultures.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
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    <Album title='Algae' description='Algae' path='Site/gallery/2007/spirogyra 5-07' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image5.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='1000x filaments spirogyra.jpg' caption='Algae Indications that you have growth on your clarifiers, or weirs and need to do some maintenance ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='24spirogyra.jpg' caption='If you have these in your plant, you probably need to do maintenance on  your primary, or secondary clarifiers or digesters if not covered. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='25spirogyra.jpg' caption='In reality this little critter was found in a wastewater sample. What surprised me is how artistic and detailed they look.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='29spirogyra.jpg' caption='Algae should not grow in your MLSS, the density of the water is too thick and it is too dark for significant levels of algae to grow.' width='216' height='190' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='30 100xspirogyra.jpg' caption='If you see this in your slide under the microscope, it means you need to examine your plant and check for algae growth and do some minor maintenace.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='34spirogyra.jpg' caption='You may have a high TSS or get false BOD readings in your final effluent when these are present.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='35spirogyra.jpg' caption='400 different kinds of species' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='37 algae 21.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample.  Most of the objectives used were 100x, 400x and 1000x. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='37 algae.jpg' caption='Filamentous fresh water green algae' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='37spirogyra.jpg' caption='1000x Bright field look at the internal structures of the organism ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='4 algae 7.jpg' caption='They have chloroplasts in spirally twisted bans' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x filaments 4 spirogyra.jpg' caption='Spirogyra is a photosynthetic, eukaryotic cell. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='44spirogyra.jpg' caption='Bright Field' width='350' height='438' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='45spirogyra.jpg' caption='Wow, just changing the size makes everything look completely different! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='48aspirogyra.jpg' caption='Spirogyra ( smaller)  with Zygnema' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='48spirogyra.jpg' caption='Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='52 algae.jpg' caption='The have spores and can reproduce' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='56 spirogyra.jpg' caption='Hard to believe this is nature!  Inverted makes it easy to pick out details on a wet mount ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='69 algae.jpg' caption='Bright field-' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='79 1000x spirogyra - Copy.jpg' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope !!! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='79 1000x spirogyra.jpg' caption='Spirogyra measures to around 10 to 100μm in width and may stretch centimeters long.' width='480' height='436' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='80 1000x spirogyra.jpg' caption='The small round bodies in the chloroplast are called pyrenoids, centers for the production of starch' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='81 1000x spirogyra.jpg' caption='Always zoom in under the microscope to see more details and a totally different perspective.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae  11.jpg' caption='They belong to the conjugating green algae phyla' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae  37.jpg' caption='In Spirogyra, chloroplasts run through the cells in a spiral formation. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae  4.JPG' caption='Spirogyra is a filamentous algae that can be found in almost every pond or ditch .' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae  49.jpg' caption='Spirogyra and their relatives Mougeotia and Zygnema grow to  form a thick scum on the surface of the water. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae  51.jpg' caption='Spirogyra can reproduce both asexually and sexually. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae  6.JPG' caption='In asexual reproduction, spirogyra simply undergo mitosis to form new filaments.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae  7.JPG' caption='Hard to believe this is nature!  Zooming in to 1000x makes it easy to pick out details on a wet mount ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae  8.JPG' caption='Bright field-' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae 05.jpg' caption='Spirogyra is agenus of green algae found only in fresh water ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae 2.jpg' caption='In sexual conjugation, cells of two strands lying side by side are joined by the outgrowths, or conjugation tubes, and the isides of one cell pass into and fuse with the contents of the other.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae 21.jpg' caption='The resulting fused cell  or zygote becomes surrounded by a thick wall while the vegetative filaments die. ' width='480' height='436' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae 25.jpg' caption='Vegetative reproduction is by fragmentation of the filaments.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae 38.jpg' caption='The nucleus is suspended in the central vacuole by fine cytoplasmic filaments. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae 41.jpg' caption=' It has unbranched filaments that are composed of cylindrical cells' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae 45.jpg' caption=' In case you are wondering why the magnification does not appear to match throughout all the photos, some were taken with different cameras and microscopes! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae 48.jpg' caption='Remember, even though it is only a drop of water and seems flat on the slide- they are 3-D' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='algae 50.jpg' caption='Kingdom: Protista Division: Charophyta Phylum: Chlorophyta Order: Zygnematales Family: Zygnemataceae Genus: Spirogyra ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
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	<Album title='Spirillum' description='Spirillum' path='Site/gallery/2007/spirillum 6-07' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image6.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='0041 spirillum.jpg' caption='Spirillum-Indications that you have septicity, either in your clarifiers, digesters, EQ or primaries' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x spirillum 2.jpg' caption='This little critter was found in many wastewater samples.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x spirillum and bristle 2.jpg' caption='What surprised me is how much they look and wiggle like miniature worms' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x spirillum and bristle 2.jpg' caption='These are often overlooked and many times you need to be at 400x or 10000x. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x spirillum.jpg' caption='If you have these in your plant, you probably need to do maintenance or optimization on  your primary, or secondary clarifiers or digesters. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x thiothrix spirillum 34.jpg' caption='They almost always indicate septicity or you have solids build up somewhere. Check your weirs and centerwell in the clarifier' width='414' height='274' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='15 spirillum.jpg' caption='We do have videos of this- but they are too large to load on a website' width='400' height='300' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum 0411.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample.  Most of the objectives used were 1000x and 400x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x spirillum and bristle 2.jpg' caption='If you see this in your slide under the microscope, it means you need to examine your plant and check for septicity, gassing or ashing and make some minor process changes.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate spirillum 1000x.jpg' caption='You may have a high TSS or get false BOD readings in your final effluent when these are present.' width='632' height='473' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flagellate spirillum.jpg' caption='Spirillum will increase turbidity as they will not settle out and can impact TSS.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gram spirillum.jpg' caption='1000x S natans and spirillum low DO in the system and septicity "' width='330' height='336' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='N limicola and spirillum 2.jpg' caption='Spirillum can be 1.4 to 1.7 micrometers in diameter and up to 60 micrometers in length ' width='396' height='255' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='nocardia and spirillum  0411.jpg' caption='Type 0411 and spirillum, again septicity indicators' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='s natans spirillum.jpg' caption='You might need to focus in and out on your microscope to see any of the details.' width='245' height='268' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='s natans spirilluma.jpg' caption='The term spirillum is used generally for any of the corkscrew-like species.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spir.jpg' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope' width='400' height='300' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='SPIRILLI.jpg' caption='Lots of H hydrossis and spirillum' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum 23.jpg' caption='Thiothrix, 021N and spirillum are all indications of septicity' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum 356.jpg' caption='Spirillum refers to bacteria that have a cell body that twists like a spiral.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum 46.jpg' caption='Spirillum is a genus of gram-negative bacteria.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
        <Slide src='spirillum 67.jpg' caption='It is the third distinct bacterial cell shape type besides coccus and bacillus cells. ' width='480' height='436' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum 78.jpg' caption='It can be shaped like a bent rod or a corkscrew' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum and nocardia.jpg' caption='There are two types of spirillum – short rods that are slightly bent and rigid spirals. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum folder.jpg' caption='Microaerophilic sulfur-oxidizing spirilla ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum_277.jpg' caption='Generation of septic conditions can also contribute to ashing in the clarifier, since the solids are turning anaerobic in the bottom of the clarifier and generate gases that cause clumps of solids to float to the top. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum_35.jpg' caption='Septic water sent to the aeration basin will impact the amount of electricity used in a plant. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum_45.jpg' caption='Low pH, and septicity can also increase the corrosion effects on a clarifier. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum_47.jpg' caption='Bacteria will eat anything given enough time, including mechanical parts if given time. See our newsletter on corrosion.  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum_48.jpg' caption='Low pH, anaerobic bacteria, sulfur bacteria and septicity will allow for a condition to develop in a piece of equipment where normal wear and tear on machinery is sped up.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum_50.jpg' caption='Hard to believe this is nature!  Zooming in to 1000x makes it easy to pick out details on a wet mount ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum_52.jpg' caption='Typical Oxygen requirements in a wastewater plant-1 lb. oxygen oxidizes 1 lb. hydrogen sulfide ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum13.jpg' caption='You can see that it almost takes as much oxygen just for septicity as it would for BOD removal.  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum235.jpg' caption='Make sure you do not return septic influent, supernatant or decant to a system' width='480' height='436' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum3.jpg' caption='They can have less than one to five or more helical turns' width='348' height='245' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum453.jpg' caption='Spirilla are solitary bacteria, rarely found in chains or clusters.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum51.jpg' caption='Septicity will promote the growth of certain kinds of filaments, which increase solids handling cost.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum54.jpg' caption=' In case you are wondering why the magnification does not appear to match throughout all the photos, some were taken with different cameras and microscopes! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum678.jpg' caption='Remember, even though it is only a drop of water and seems flat on the slide- they are 3-D' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='spirillum78.jpg' caption='Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Nitrosomonadales; Spirillaceae ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
        <Slide src='spirillum9.jpg' caption='Always zoom in under the microscope to see more details and a totally different perspective. You will miss these indicator bacteria if you are at low power.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
    </Album>
	<Album title='Paramecium' description='Paramecium' path='Site/gallery/2007/paramecium 7-07' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image7.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='fsc02 paramecium.jpg' caption='Free Swimmers. . .Indications that you have a young to medium sludge age or may have recently gotten hit with a high BOD loading' width='400' height='265' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium  008.JPG' caption='OK, these are often overlooked and many times you need to be at 400x or 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium  Free s11.jpg' caption='If you have these in your plant, you probably have serious TSS problems in your effluent.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium 1000x 3.jpg' caption='If you see this in your slide under the microscope, it means you have a young to medium sludge age or recently got hit with a high BOD loading.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium 1000x 6.jpg' caption='Check your influent loading vs. N and P levels. If you are a food plant, check swings on the day shift vs. the night shift.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium 1000x.jpg' caption='You may have a high TSS or get false BOD readings in your final effluent when these are present. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium 2037.jpg' caption='We do have videos of this- but they are too large to load on a website' width='632' height='473' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='PAramecium 24tefc.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from pond samples and aeration basins.  Most of the objectives used were 40x or 100x and 400x.' width='632' height='473' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium 400x 3.jpg' caption='Play with the lighting and the iris in order to lighten up the coloring of the Paramecium and see more details' width='303' height='559' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium 400x.jpg' caption='Remember, even though it is only a drop of water and seems flat on the slide-they are 3-D' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium mating 1000x 15.jpg' caption='Paramecia can be attracted by acidic conditions.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium mating 1000x 16.jpg' caption='They come in many sizes and shapes and move quickly' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium mating 1000x.jpg' caption='Notice how it twists and turns and changes shape?' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium mating 400x.jpg' caption='Paramecia range from about 50 to 350 μm in length, depending on species. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='PARamecium MGRM.jpg' caption='Paramecium can reproduce asexually or sexually' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium.jpg' caption='Asexual reproduction is the most common, and this is accomplished by the organism dividing transversely. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_1064.jpg' caption='The macronucleus elongates and splits. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_1065.jpg' caption='Under ideal conditions, Paramecium can reproduce asexually two or three times a day.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_1081.jpg' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_1091.jpg' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope!  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_1108.jpg' caption='Paramecium, of the ciliate phylum Ciliophora are found in freshwater throughout the world.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_112.jpg' caption='The paramecium has a stiff outer covering that gives it a permanent slipper shape, thus the nickname Lady Slipper.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_142.jpg' caption='ok did you figure it out?' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_168.jpg' caption='Size varies from medium to very large ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_180.jpg' caption='Paramecium normally move forward in a corkscrew fashion but they are capable of reversing direction when it encounters adverse conditions.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_271.jpg' caption='The paramecium has an external oral groove lined with cilia and leading to a mouth pore and gullet ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_323.jpg' caption='Bright Field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_327.jpg' caption='It was amazing and a weird experience to watch these guys.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_418.jpg' caption='You might need to focus in and out on your microscope to see all the details' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_495.jpg' caption='Simple cilia, whiplike structures or hair cover the body, which allow the cell to move with a synchronous motion  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_504.jpg' caption='Paramecium usually reproduce sexually under stressful conditions. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium_90.jpg' caption='Phase contrast' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium139.jpg' caption='Contractile vacuoles pass water from inside the cell to outside, and vice versa.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium148.jpg' caption='Paramecium use cilia for locomotion ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium155.jpg' caption='Paramecium also uses its cilia to sweep up food along with some water into the cell mouth after it falls into the oral groove.  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium159.jpg' caption='Paramecium are characterized by a large macronucleus and a single compact micronucleus.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium269.jpg' caption='There are eight different species of paramecium, but all are ciliate protozoa. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium407.jpg' caption='What should I do if there is a significant change in my higher life forms and all of a sudden there is an increase in paramecium' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='paramecium501.jpg' caption='You might want to adjust your wasting or RAS levels. Some plants add bioaugmentation products in cases of higher loadings.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='parameciuma a.JPG' caption='Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Protista (unranked) Alveolata Phylum: Ciliophora Class: Oligohymenophorea Order: Peniculida Family: Parameciidae Genus: Paramecium Müller, 1773 ' width='293' height='386' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
	<Album title='Tetrads' description='Nutrient Deficient Bacteria' path='Site/gallery/2007/tetrads 8-07' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image8.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='nutrient deficient bacteria.jpg' caption='Tetrads. . . Indications that you have nutrient deficiency, probably nitrogen' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='0961 1863 cyanobacteria.jpg' caption='OK, well they are not really from oceans below or under the sea, in reality these little critters  were found in a wastewater Aeration basin.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x 27cyanobacteria.jpg' caption='There are numerous species of nutrient deficiency' width='398' height='335' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x cyanobacteria.jpg' caption='Neisser stains 1000x ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x gram tetrads 3.jpg' caption='Inverted stain' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x tetrads.jpg' caption='Dark field inverted' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1067phhs cyanobacteria.jpg' caption='The distinct large cells and clusters make them easy to pick out even without staining once you know what to look for' width='518' height='310' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='23 neisser tetrads.jpg' caption='Neisser stains ' width='382' height='406' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='3 tetrads.jpg' caption='100ox Neisser stains' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='5038 tetrads.JPG' caption='Gram stains 1000x' width='428' height='360' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6 cyanobacteria.JPG' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from wastewater sample and pond samples.  Most of the objectives used were 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6018 cyanobacteria.JPG' caption='When you see this with high TSS, but a lack of zooglea or high polysaccharide coating it almost always is just nitrogen deficiency' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6019 cyanobacteria.JPG' caption='Phase contrast 100x Even at low power, you can see how these can impact TSS levels' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='7063 cyanobacteria.JPG' caption='Tetrad just really means a group or set of four' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='8046 cyanobacteria.JPG' caption='You may see new names for this G-Bacteria, cyanobacteria, α-Proteobacteria or whoever has the latest DNA probe and come up with a name for himself~' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cyanobacteria 34.JPG' caption='We do have videos of this, but they are too large to load on a website' width='321' height='297' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cyanobacteria 5.JPG' caption='At lower magnification, you get an overall view, but lose some of the details' width='528' height='253' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cyanobacteria gr1.JPG' caption=' You may hear the name polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs) and glycogen-accumulating non-poly-P organisms (GAOs) ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cyanobacteria.jpg' caption='At higher magnification, you can see the details easier' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='excessive slime tetrads.jpg' caption='Excessive slime' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gr2 cyanobacteria.JPG' caption='You can see there are quite a few different species of bacterial clusters that are present when there is nutrient deficiency in a system' width='494' height='297' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lactophenol blue tetrads.jpg' caption='Lactophenol cotton blue stains' width='399' height='269' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='n lim neisser 2 cyanobacteria.jpg' caption='N limicola can indicate septicty or nutrient deficiency. Usually when a sample is extremely nutrient deficieny with high polysaccharide coating, it becomes septic' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='n4 cyanobacteria.JPG' caption=' High loading depletes oxygen, then nutrient deficiency causes high polysaccharide slime which also does not allow oxygen penetration into the floc ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='neisser 5 tetrads.jpg' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='neisser cyanobacteria.jpg' caption='1000x Under Neisser stains, they are bright purple and easy to pick out' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='nutrient deficient bacteria_119.jpg' caption='When you see this, but high polysaccharide coating, zooglea and many irregular cell clusters along with the tetrads, you probably just got hit with a very high BOD loading and are N as well as P deficient in your system' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='nutrient deficient bacteria_187.jpg' caption='1000x Gram stain' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='scan0002.jpg' caption='The tetrads are the largest, all indicate a problem with nutrients, the tetrads usually nitrogen' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='tetrad_271.jpg' caption='Neisser 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='tetrad_284.jpg' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope !!!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='tetrad2.jpg' caption='Neisser 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='tetrads and zooglea 021n.jpg' caption='1000x Here you can even see the excess slime in the sample ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='tetrads045.JPG' caption='Phase 100x high TSS in effluent' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='tetrads28.JPG' caption='Play with the lighting and the iris in order to lighten up the coloring of the Ostracod and see more details since it is so thick' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='tetrads44.JPG' caption='A papermill with high TSS levels due to nutrient deficiency' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='tetrads46.JPG' caption='Neisser 1000x ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='tetrads7.jpg' caption='Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Cyanobacteria ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='tetradshydrosis.jpg' caption='Gram 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='22-Tetrdsns.jpg' caption='Neisser Stain 1000x' width='487' height='371' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
	<Album title='Stalks' description='Stalked ciliates' path='Site/gallery/2007/giant stalks 9-07' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image9.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='1 epistylis base.jpg' caption='Stalked Ciliates. . . . . Indications that you have a nice medium sludge age' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='12 epistylis.jpg' caption='OK, these little critters  were found in an aeration basin sample.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='19 epistylis stalk.jpg' caption='This particular stalk is an Epistylis  and belongs to the Phyllum Ciliophora.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='21 epistylis.jpg' caption='They can range from 200-250 um long. Some of the colonies can reach up to 2mm long. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='3 epistylis.jpg' caption='This is a stalked ciliate that looks similar to Vorticella or Carchesium. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='34  stalked ciliate.jpg' caption='This stalk does not have a myoneme though,  which looks like a spring or allows them to contract like some of the others.  ' width='345' height='334' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='39  stalked ciliate.jpg' caption='We do have videos of this, but they are too large to load on a website' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='51  stalked ciliate.jpg' caption='Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x with quite a few at 1000x. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='529  stalked ciliate.jpg' caption='If you see this in your slide under the microscope, it means you probably are running a pretty good sludge age and are close to meeting BOD permit levels. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6 epistylis.jpg' caption='The sample came from a wastewater treatment plant that was running an older sludge. All of a sudden thousands of flagellates showed up. This is an indication of a recent high BOD swing.' width='343' height='364' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='7 epistylis.jpg' caption='Here you can see the stalk trying to eat some of the bacteria off the floc' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='9 epistylis.jpg' caption='Epistylis is a sessile peritrich ciliate. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate 1145.jpg' caption=' The stalk is long and non-contractile. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate 120.jpg' caption='They often form a branched colony in a stable system. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate 137.jpg' caption='They have a short oral disc and collar' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate 139.jpg' caption='Epistylus have a branched pedicle rigid throughout ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate 33.jpg' caption='1000x Phase contrast' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate 45.jpg' caption='Phase contrast ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate 46.jpg' caption='A genus of peritrichous infusorians, of the family Vorticellidæ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate 557.jpg' caption='It is found in fresh water, on water-fleas and other crustaceans, and attached to aquatic plants. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate 56.jpg' caption='In activated sludge, it attached to a large floc structure' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate 724.jpg' caption='1000x Phase contrast' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate 99.jpg' caption='About 20 species are described' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_134.jpg' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_190.jpg' caption='Stalked ciliates are "inverted bell-shaped bodies mounted on a stalk which is attached to a substratum, usually floc structures."' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_202.jpg' caption='At very low power, 100x you can still pick out the stalks ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_239.jpg' caption='A key identification feature is the presence of cilia (minute hair-like projections) on the oral region of the organism. ' width='359' height='348' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_249.jpg' caption='400x even at this magnification they are still very large' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_264.jpg' caption='Colonial forms of stalked ciliates usually occur at higher MCRTs.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_55.jpg' caption='Be careful when counting higher life forms.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_586.jpg' caption='Each head on a stalked ciliate should be counting, since each one is eating and helping in aiding the clarity of the water.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_592.jpg' caption='1000x Phase contrast' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_651.jpg' caption='Heavy attached growth on the stalks means the system has been quite stable for a while, long enough for the stalks to stay in the system and build up attached growth' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_656.jpg' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_667.jpg' caption='Here two are joined at a branch in the stalk' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_736.jpg' caption='Phase contrast 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_767.jpg' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope !!!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_772.jpg' caption='Stalked ciliates can be found at any age but usually indicate young to medium age sludge. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliate_80.jpg' caption='Phyllum Ciliophora Epistylis plicatilis or Epistylis chrysemydis, more likely the Epistylis chrysemidis, since it is typically larger ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalks 7.jpg' caption='Kingdom Animalia Phylum Ciliophora Class Ciliatea Subclass Peritricha Order Peritrichida Suborder Sessilina Family Epistylidae Genus Epistylis ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
	<Album title='Gastrotrich' description='Gastrotrich' path='Site/gallery/2007/Gastrotrich 10-07' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image10.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='1000x gastrotrich 5.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample.  Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x or 1000x.' width='421' height='360' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x gastrotrich.jpg' caption='Fast, fun to watch . . . .Very hard to get this one to sit still!' width='507' height='434' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='2 gastrotrich_124.jpg' caption='They can twist and turn their bodies in all directions, squeeze through any situation and keep on going! It was amazing to watch.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='21 1000x gastrotrich 2.jpg' caption='Any comments, identification or suggestions, feel free to contact us  ... ' width='396' height='359' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='3 gastrotrich_137.jpg' caption='They can move quickly, so let your slide dry out a bit, so there is less room for them to wander! ' width='294' height='220' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='4 gastrotrich_185.jpg' caption='Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='4007 gastrotrich.JPG' caption='They look like they are out to do gymnastics! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x 2 gastrotrich.jpg' caption='Gastrotrich. . . . . Indications that you have an older sludge' width='293' height='435' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x gastrotrich 2.jpg' caption='The gastrotrichs (from Greek gaster "stomach" and thrix "hair") are a phylum of microscopic animals abundant in fresh water and marine environments.' width='395' height='306' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x gastrotrich 2a.jpg' caption='They are very active predators and scavengers. The gastrotrich feeds as it moves, ingesting bacteria, algae, small protozoans, and organic debris from the substrate.' width='337' height='286' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x gastrotrich 5.jpg' caption='Gastrotrich are a group of microscopic wormlike animals that are common in aquatic environments worldwide.' width='367' height='271' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='4014 gastrotrich.jpg' caption='There are over 400 known species of gastrotrichs. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='4049 gastrotrich.JPG' caption='Gastrotrichs range in length from 0.05 to 4.0 mm (0.002 to 0.16 in). ' width='389' height='302' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='5048 gastrotrich.JPG' caption='No this is not a bug from a science fiction movie ' width='560' height='419' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='5049 gastrotrich.jpg' caption='It is hard to get them to slow down and get real clear photos due to their speed' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='6 gastrotrich_191.jpg' caption='Phase contrast' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='GASTER.jpg' caption='If you see this in your slide under the microscope, it means you probably are running a pretty old sludge age and are  meeting BOD permit levels easily.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich  scan0008.jpg' caption='The body is covered in a cuticle bearing numerous scales, spines or hooks' width='522' height='276' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich (2).jpg' caption='It is easy to pick them out by the hairs all over them, but mainly by the distinct shape and the two terminal projections. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='GASTROTRICH 4.jpg' caption='The gastrotrich  two terminal projections with cement glands that serve in adhesion. ' width='604' height='446' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich 5IT049.JPG' caption='This is a double-gland system where one gland secretes the glue and another secretes a de-adhesive to sever the connection.' width='436' height='324' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich 6.JPG' caption='Reproduction  is sexual and hermaphroditic, or parthenogenetic.' width='393' height='285' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich 62.jpg' caption='Phase constrast ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich62.jpg' caption='The body has more than two cell layers, tissues and organs. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich 63.jpg' caption='Its head is divided into lobes and its body is generally flat, transparent, and unsegmented.  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich 64.jpg' caption='Its back and sides are spiny, bristly, or scaly. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich and fs 400x.jpg' caption='It has a nervous system with ganglia. ' width='346' height='363' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich TAGa.JPG' caption='The flattened bottom surface bears small hairs, or cilia, in characteristic patterns that are helpful in classifying species.' width='455' height='317' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich.JPG' caption='Bilaterally symmetrical, and vermiform. ' width='286' height='271' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich_138.jpg' caption='Gastrotrichs make up the phylum Gastrotricha, which contains two orders. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich_176.jpg' caption='Animals in the order Macrodasyida are strictly marine, and those in the order Chaetonotida are primarily freshwater.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich_770.jpg' caption='Typical  Length: 250 - 500 mm' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich_81.jpg' caption='The Gastrotrich has the shortest life span of all animals, living for just 3 days. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
        <Slide src='gastrotrich139.jpg' caption='They can withstand low levels of dissolved oxygen for short periods.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrich and fs 400x.jpg' caption='The gastrotrich lives in bottom sediments and on the surface of submerged vegetation and debris.' width='346' height='363' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='GASTROTRICHf.jpg' caption='Phase contrast' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gastrotrichl_746.jpg' caption='They reproduce entirely by parthenogenesis' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Macroi22 gastrotrich.jpg' caption='Their locomotion is primarily powered by hydrostatics' width='461' height='412' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='suctorian, gastrotrich and fs 400x 3.jpg' caption='If you find these dominant in your wastewater plant, you might want to consider adjusting your wasting, since they usually indicate an older sludge.' width='439' height='355' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='t gastrotrich_193.jpg' caption='Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Eumetazoa(unranked) Bilateria Superphylum: Platyzoa Phylum: Gastrotricha Metschnikoff, 1864 ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
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	<Album title='Lorica' description='Lorica' path='Site/gallery/2007/lorica 11-07' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image11.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='1000x Gram Lorica 2.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample and some ponds.  Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x or 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x Gram Lorica 3.jpg' caption='Fast, fun to watch . . . . . They do make cool photos and artwork and are amazing to watch!!!! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x Gram Lorica.jpg' caption='This is 1000x Gram stain, the organism shrunk in the loricate or shell, which is the lighter pink' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x l2.jpg' caption=' What surprised me is how these Lorica were like acrobats and could twist and turn in so many different directions, and so quickly too.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x l3.jpg' caption='  It was amazing and a fun experience to watch .' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x lorica 3.jpg' caption='Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x lorica 34.jpg' caption='1000x Lacto Phenol Cotton Blue stain' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x lorica 8.jpg' caption='The Loricates are a phylum of microscopic  animals abundant in fresh water and marine environments. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='22.JPG' caption='These are ciliate protozoans that are are sessile and stalked, yet have a Lorica or hard outer shell covering. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x  b3 vaginicola 1.jpg' caption='If you see this in your slide under the microscope, it means you probably are running a pretty normal, good sludge age and are  meeting BOD permit levels easily. ' width='480' height='640' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x Lorica 2.jpg' caption='They twist and turn in all different directions' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x stalk Vaginicola 3.jpg' caption='Typical length : 150-250 mm' width='352' height='455' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x stalk Vaginicola 5.jpg' caption='A lorica is a tubular, conical, or vaselike structure secreted by some protozoans.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x vaginicola 2.jpg' caption='Some species may even  incorporate sand grains and other particles into the lorica for reinforcement.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='el_108.jpg' caption='The lorica is typically closed at one end, and has a large opening at the anterior end through which part of the organism or its appendages may be extended.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='el_112.jpg' caption='Rotifers also have a lorica, although a different shape.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica_140.jpg' caption='They can twist and turn their bodies in all directions, and squeeze in and out of their shell and keep on going! It was amazing to watch.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica_157.jpg' caption='Thuricola, Platycola, Cothurnia and Vaginicola are in the same family with only minor characteristics differences' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica_160.jpg' caption='They are often found attached to filamentous algae ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica_161.jpg' caption='You can see the bacteria moving around inside that it has eaten ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorical_169.jpg' caption='Look at how much detail you can see when you blow it up' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorical_174.jpg' caption='Here you can see the base and stalk' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica_57.jpg' caption='Many are primarily freshwater.' width='444' height='420' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica_69.jpg' caption='Vaginicola is similar to Thuricola but lacks a valve' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	    <Slide src='lorica (2).jpg' caption='Stalked ciliates are "inverted bell-shaped bodies mounted on a stalk which is attached to a substratum, usually floc structures."' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica (3).jpg' caption='1000x Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica 1112.jpg' caption='A key identification feature is the presence of cilia (minute hair-like projections) on the oral region of the organism. ' width='359' height='348' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica 17.jpg' caption='1000x at this magnification they are very large and many details can be picked out' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica 19.jpg' caption='Loricate ciliates usually occur at higher MCRTs.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica 24.jpg' caption='Be careful when counting higher life forms.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica 25.jpg' caption='Each head on a Loricate ciliate should be counting, since each one is eating and helping in aiding the clarity of the water.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica 43.jpg' caption='Stalked ciliates- Loricates. . . . . Indications that you have a medium sludge age, similar to stalk ciliates' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica 70.jpg' caption='Heavy attached growth on the stalks means the system has been quite stable for a while, long enough for the stalks to stay in the system and build up attached growth' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica.jpg' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='lorica53.jpg' caption='Loricate ciliates are usually an indication of a stable activated sludge operation.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='STALK22.jpg' caption='Loricates also have the presence of cilia (minute hair-like projections) on the oral region of the organism.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='STALKCS.jpg' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope !!!' width='632' height='473' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='STALKEDV.JPG' caption='Stalked ciliates can be found at any age but usually indicate young to medium age sludge. ' width='316' height='479' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='vage.jpg' caption='Body elongate and trumpet-shaped, which in most species is attached posteriorly to the base of the lorica directly but in some there is an intervening stalk between the body and lorica.  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='vaginicola 4z.jpg' caption='Kingdom Animalia Phylum Ciliophora Class Ciliatea Subclass Peritricha Order Peritrichida Suborder Sessilina Family Vaginicolidae Genus Thuricola' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
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		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate  6.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from wastewater samples as well as ponds. Most of the objectives used were 100x,400x or 1000x.' width='395' height='367' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate  7.jpg' caption='They are amazing to watch!!!! There are tons of variations to this species.' width='459' height='357' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate  8.jpg' caption='They do make cool photos and artwork though if you find the right shapes!!!!' width='503' height='381' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate  9.jpg' caption='Bug Exercises- Ok so what do you think free swimming ciliates do when they are bored? ' width='407' height='377' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate 10.jpg' caption='It appears they like playing and having fun. ' width='397' height='393' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate 11.jpg' caption='This was very interesting to see, a free swimmer take laps around the inside of a dead testate arcella.' width='387' height='362' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate 12.jpg' caption='Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!' width='442' height='377' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate 13.jpg' caption='Bright field ' width='450' height='387' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate 14.jpg' caption='It is a little hard to get the same effect on a photo that a live video showed' width='422' height='380' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>		
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate 15.jpg' caption='The free swimmer kept going round and round inside the shell of the dead testate amoeba ' width='433' height='387' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate 17.jpg' caption='The free swimmer was a small Litonotus' width='395' height='396' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate 18.jpg' caption='The testate amoeba was arcella' width='433' height='397' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate 19.jpg' caption='We have never really seen anything like this before' width='415' height='392' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate 2.jpg' caption='The testate amoeba has a large enough hole, so the free swimmer did not appear to be trapped' width='354' height='367' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate 4.jpg' caption='If you see testate amoeba and free swimmers in your aeration basin MLSS, they typically mean a young to medium sludge.' width='407' height='389' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate 5.jpg' caption='Bright field  ' width='453' height='365' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate.jpg' caption='1000x Bright field ' width='384' height='381' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x   free swimmer inside testate3.jpg' caption='Please email us if you woud like to see a video of this ' width='404' height='377' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
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