Zetaproteobacteria

Phase contrast image of unidentified ZetaproteobacteriaPhase contrast image of unidentified Zetaproteobacteria that are marine Fe-oxidizers growing at the ends of iron-oxide filaments (cells denoted by arrows) from an in-situ incubation at Loihi (bar = 5 µm). Photo credit– David Emerson.

Description: English: M. ferrooxydans Fe-oxyhydroxide mineralized twisted stalks. Date: 7 December 2012, 10:38:26. Source: Own work. Author: Clara S Chan. For more details on sample shown in image, see Chan et al., ISME Journal (2011) 5, 717–727, . Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.:. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.

Description: English: M. ferrooxydans cell (light grey bean) with Fe-oxyhydroxide mineralized twisted stalk. Date: 7 December 2012, 10:38:16. Source: Own work. Author: Clara S Chan. For more details on sample shown in image, see Chan et al., ISME Journal (2011) 5, 717–727, . Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.:. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.

A composite phase contrast micrograph of Mariprofundus ferrooxydans. The red arrows point to the bean shaped cells growing at the end of the stalk comprise primarily of iron oxyhydroxides. Note the cell recently divided causing a bifurcation in the stalk. Image courtesy of David Emerson