""'Leptothrix mobilis " "'is a bacterium from the genus " Leptothrix " and familyComamonadaceae, which was isolated from freshwater sediments.
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""'Leptothrix mobilis " "'is a bacterium from the genus " Leptothrix " and familyComamonadaceae, which was isolated from freshwater sediments.
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""'Leptothrix " "'is a genus of Gram-negative Comamonadaceae bacteria that occur in standing or slow-flowing, ferruginous, neutral to slightly acidic fresh waters with only low concentrations of organic matter.
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The second type of microbes oxidize ferrous iron at near-neutral pH . These micro-organisms ( for example " Gallionella ferruginea ", " Leptothrix ochracea ", or " Mariprofundus ferrooxydans " ) live at the oxic-anoxic interfaces and are microaerophiles.
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But more importantly, anaerobic bacteria ( " Gallionella " and " Leptothrix " ) growing under the surface of the bog concentrate the iron as part of their life processes . . . Their presence can be detected on the surface by the iridescent oily film they leave on the water . . . another sure sign of bog iron.
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