Filaments PLUS

Specific identification and population profile generation
of all problematic filamentous bacteria

 

Item Number: 01120003

Lab analysis: detection of all filamentous bacteria

Your sample will be analyzed by a large number of group- and species-specific gene probes for filamentous bacteria in wastewater samples. Results are displayed as percental shares on the complete viable flora. In combination with the measured total cell count (living and dead) the filamentous bacteria are exactly profiled in the wastewater sample. Even unknown filaments are typified.

Results are displayed as percental shares on the complete viable flora. The report contains a representative photo documentation that visualizes the filamentous bacteria in the sample.

You will find a detailed description in our article dealing with filaments in activated sludge.


Qualitative or quantitative detection?
Semi-quantitative detection

Which method is applied?
The reliable VIT® gene probe technology. Which requirements are important? Please request our simple protocol for fixation of wastewater samples. Make sure that you fix/stabilize your samples in the indicated manner before sending the samples to us.

 

You would like to perform an analysis directly on site? The following kits for filamentous bacteria are also available:
VIT® 021N/Thiothrix
VIT® Chloroflexi
VIT® Haliscomenobacter
VIT® Microthrix
VIT® Nocardia
VIT® Nostocoida limicola II

Microscopic image: phase contrast (left), Microthrix parvicella shining red after analysis with gene probe technology (right).
Identical microscopic image after VIT® analysis: Phase contrast, Microthrix parvicella specifically red.

Detected filamentous bacteria

Alysiosphaera
Chloroflexi
Haliscomenobacter hydrossis
Meganema
Microthrix parvicella
Monilibacter batavus
nocardioform Actinomycetes
Nostocoida limicola I, II and III
Sphaerotilus natans
Thiothrix
Type 0041
Type 0092
Type 021N
Type 0675
Type 0803
Type 0914
Type 1851

 

Your Advantages

  • complete profile of filamentous bacteria direct in sample

  • also characterization and quantification of unknown filamentous bacteria

  • detection of living bacteria exclusively

  • quantification

  • information about combat strategy