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Type 1701
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Type 1701 This filament is very common in low D.O. environments. Don't get overly technical. When trying to determine species, stick to the basics, and focus on the causes and controls of the filaments present. The main point of any filamentous identification is not to get a PhD, but to fix your plant!
Identification Relatively short, non-motile filaments (20-100 µm). Bent or curved with no branching. The cells are round-ended and rod shaped “sausages” (0.7-1.0 x 1.0-2.0) are contained in a clear, tightly fitting sheath. The cell septa are clear and easily observable with indentations at the septa. Filaments are usually found intertwined in the floc structures with only short filaments extending into the bulk solution and can cause sludge settling interference by open and diffuse floc. If the filament is observed radiating outward from the floc structure and does not have a lot of attached growth, this is a sign of accelerated growth. The filament is usually Gram negative and Neisser negative. There are no sulfur granules. Poly-ß-hydroxybutric acid (PHB) is almost always observed as dark intracellular granules. In wastewater that is nutrient deficient, an exocellular slime coat may be present. Heavy attached growth is usually common making it difficult to see individual cells. Attached growth is usually perpendicular to the filament trichome.
Similar Organisms: S. natans may be related, but the diameter is much larger and has distinctive false branching. Type 0675 is similar if false gram staining reaction although Type 0675 has square-ended cells and the cause for Type 0675 is low F/M and not low DO.
Environment This filament is usually found in environments where there is low DO but reasonable F/M ratios. Can be caused by too long RAS lines or sludge being held too long in the secondary clarifier.
Control: RAS chlorination can be used to get rid of the filaments but process changes should also be made. Cell lyses occurs readily on this type of filament, although the empty sheaths still remain. Sludge wasting is necessary to remove them entirely from the system. Manipulation of F/M and DO concentration can be used to control the filaments.
Rank: Type 1701 is relatively low in number of predominance. Very rarely causes bulking. Never causes bridging due to the fact the filament is so short.
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