Filamentous Bacteria

[sarothra]

These bacteria form FIBERS - I didn't know there was such a thing....

These are associated with WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS

Check out these photos of fibers!

Filamentous Bacteria

Also, these fibers occur inside nematodes. I'll post about that too when I find more.

Think I'll drink some tap water about now...

I think I won't...


sar

[sarothra]

I think the nematodes contain extra strong fibers as part of their bodies. I found this interesting that mutant nematodes are being found with strong filaments.

SpringerLink - Journal Article

Trying to put all the pieces together,

sar

[sarothra]

This article from 1998 talks about a "new" protein in the nematode C.Elegans
(which is also flourescent) - which causes an extra thick "backbone" of the nematode. I knew it!! I knew the fibers were part of the nematodes.

beta -Filagenin, a Newly Identified Protein Coassembling with Myosin and Paramyosin in Caenorhabditis elegans -- Liu et al. 140 (2): 347 -- The Journal of Cell Biology

[Katinka]

Thanks for the link, Sarothra. This article is from 1998, yes. Don't you think if this protein is related to the fibers that scientists such as R.Smith for example would have identified this by now?..And Carnicom is still looking for an unknown protein if I'm recalling right..wonder why?
Kat

[sarothra]

Originally Posted by Katinka

Thanks for the link, Sarothra. This article is from 1998, yes. Don't you think if this protein is related to the fibers that scientists such as R.Smith for example would have identified this by now?..And Carnicom is still looking for an unknown protein if I'm recalling right..wonder why?
Kat

I agree. It seems 1998 info. would be long-ago incorporated. That's why I mentioned that it was from long ago.

But I guess what I was thinking was if there was a new flourescent protein back then, maybe there are other more recent new additions. That was my thinking.

saro