Identification ofZoogloeaspecies and the Relationship to Zoogloeal Matrix and Floc Formation

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Abstract
Three floc-forming, gram-negative, polarly flagellated rods were isolated and characterized. Our isolates were compared to four similar floc-forming organisms previously isolated in another laboratory and classified as two species ofZoogloea, one ofPseudomonas, and as one unidentified gram-negative rod. Possession of zoogloeal matrix or flocculent growth habit was examined in relation to growth and biochemical patterns of the bacteria. A possible relationship ofZoogloeato other gelatinous matrix-producing bacteria is also discussed.