Pufurus Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 This is a sample of pool water seen through a microscope at about 800x magnification.I was wondering if the microorganisms in the pictures are bacteria,maybe Streptococci and Bacilli.What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Is the water green? Looks more like unicellular algae to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangstrom Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 It definitely looks like a mixed population of bacteria. Dead or alive is another question. On a minor note, morphology terms should not be capitalized. The capitalized terms are used if the genus is known. For example, many streptococcal shaped bacteria are not necessarily members of the genus Streptococcus or bacilli of the genus Bacillus. Some of the organisms could be small algae or fungi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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