Gloeocapsa Magma on Shingles

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Description: English: Example of the bacteria Gloeocapsa magma growing on asphalt shingles. When the sunlight tries to kill the organism, it encapsulates itself with a hard black shell, resulting in these black streaks. The organism is slowly eating away at the shingle granules. Date:. Source: Own work. Author: Mcbooz. Camera location 39° 01′ 30″ N, 76° 35′ 27″ W : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 39.025000; -76.590833. gloeocapsa magma, dirty roof, black streaks on roof, roof cleaning, pressure washing, maryland 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.