Peridiscaceae - The Main Morgellons Pathogen

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Cyanobacteria

From Kat's research, this site shows some different types of cyanobacteria:

Cyanobacteria


(*I'm overlapping back to the Water thread....)

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Synechococcus

Synechococcus - MicrobeWiki


A Synechococcus cell dividing.
From The Institute for Research
and Development.

(*This is one of our spheres, and Peridiscaceae is the other.)

"One distinct biochemical feature of Synechococcus is the presence of phycoerythrin, a pigment whose orange fluorescence can be detected at an excitation wavelength of 540 nm, and serves to identify Synechococcus.

Ecology

(*Here is the marine to fresh connection.)

"Synechococcus colonies are found only in salt water, and contribute about 25% of primary production in pelagic waters.


Although they are non bloom-forming they reach their highest abundance during periods of severe nutrient limitation in summer and autumn. They are usually limited by nitrogen as opposed to phosphorus.

It is thought that their habit of clustering together to form tightly packed colonies aids in more efficient nutrient recycling, enabling them to prosper under depleted conditions. In both marine and freshwater strains of Synechococcus growth and division are light-dependent, and operate on what can be called a circadian rhythm.

Cell division reaches a maximum in the afternoon generating an increase in cell number that proceeds into the night, when the number of cells gradually declines.

These light/dark cycles create a rhythmic pattern of cell division and related growth, which is driven by prevailing light conditions. Optimum growth occurs under very low light conditions, but they also have a method of photo-adatation which permits cell growth and photosynthetic activity to continue at very high irradiances."