Water

[Kritters]

Originally Posted by Kammy

Great shots, Kritts! That first one looks like a nematode - did you see the cyano/nematode connection?

Yes, I think we need to look closer at cyanobacteria? If it's our water supply and possibly most healthy people - it doesn't phase or make those people sick?, but, us Morgies that have cyanobacteria under our skin - the consumption of any water that has the bacteria in it - keeps us sick or reinfects us?

It might not be in the drinking water supply itself but in our old plumbing pipes or trapped in the faucet screens? Old, metallic plumbing pipes and screens are highly suspect!

How long are you boiling your water, now?

There HAS to be a connection to the fungus coming from sewage/pipes/'top' soil...as V said, from the air, to sea (and land...my no brainer addition)

Hey, HERE'S a kestion fer yas all.....

Why is it that ALL OF A SUDDEN there is this MOLD disease??????Because no one figured it out before say, year 1990something? I never have heard of deadly mold disease, and believe me, I used to love hanging out in basements cuz I loved the smell (yes, yes....I was a WEIRD kid....(my favorite meal as a child was liver and spinach )) I liked the smell of gasoline at gas stations also ........................

I only boil it until the scream from the kettle deafens my neighbors and then some. No, I'm kidding. Only until it boils. Should I boil it longer? Then there won't be any water!!!!

Kritts

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Carbon Cycle

Carbon cycle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Diagram of the carbon cycle. The black numbers indicate
how much carbon is stored in various reservoirs, in billions
of tons ("GtC" stands for GigaTons of Carbon and figures
are circa 2004). The purple numbers indicate how much
carbon moves between reservoirs each year. The sediments,
as defined in this diagram, do not include the ~70 million
GtC of carbonate rock and kerogen.

[Katinka]

Soil-inhabiting nematodes
scientific name: Phylum Nematoda

soil-inhabiting nematodes - Phylum Nematoda

Soil is an excellent habitat for nematodes, and 100 cc of soil may contain several thousand of them. Because of their importance to agriculture, much more is known about plant-parasitic nematodes than about the other kinds of nematodes which are present in soil. Most kinds of soil nematodes do not parasitize plants, but are beneficial in the decomposition of organic matter. These nematodes are often referred to as free-living nematodes. Juvenile or other stages of animal and insect parasites may also be found in soil. Although some plant parasites may live within plant roots, most nematodes inhabit the thin film of moisture around soil particles. The rhizosphere soil around small plant roots and root hairs is a particularly rich habitat for many kinds of nematodes.

Soil-inhabiting nematodes can also be classified according to their feeding habits. This classification is particularly useful to ecologists in understanding the positions of nematodes in soil food webs. Several important feeding groups of nematodes commonly occur in most soils. In addition, algivores (feed on algae) and various stages of insect and animal parasites occasionally are found in soil. The nematode feeding groups are called trophic groups by some authors.

Katinka

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Kam*%*,

There ya go! Here's the connection between algae, nematodes and snails!!

Marine Snails

In the wild, snails can be algae eaters (algivores), predators, scavengers, and even parasites. The Cypraea, Littorina, and Haliotis species are primarily algae eaters.

hmm, we need to look those up?

Kat

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ALGAE AND MICROALGIVORES DOMINATE GLOBAL AQUACULTURE: REASONS AND CONSEQUENCES

https://www.was.org/Meetings/Abstrac...stractId=11407

The global aquaculture production is already today led by 59% seaweeds and microalgivores (fractions by weight), followed by 30% omnivores and detritivores (FAO data). The leading species is the seaweed Laminaria japonica, followed by two microalgivores

Friendly crops make the majority in global fish production (>80%), Chinese aquaculture (>90%), North American aquaculture (>60%) and Hawaiian aquaculture (>60%).

The overall profitability of algae and algivores emanates from their ecological sustainability. Algae, the ultimate biofilter crop, supply organic matter to the entire aquatic food chain. Macroalgae (seaweeds) and microalgae use sunlight and nutrients to create biomass. Microalgivore shellfish and fish filter microalgae out of the water and turn them into harvestable meat. Both algae and microalgivores clean the water they live in, serving simultaneously as crops and as biofilters.

Biofilters? So... the algae is actually 'loaded' with all sorts of environmental/water contaminates...?

Kat

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Aquatic nematode

This is an aquatic neamatode, shot through the lense of a microscope. This was sourced from a drop of water from a salt-water fish tank. The pink rods are a red algae.

YouTube - Aquatic nematode

....youtube.com/watch?v=mHEerbWjQnI&feature=player_embedded

[Katinka]

This video shows exactly what I have seen in my home town water samples.
I have made a video also where you can see the movements of this organism...and remember? ...those particles were in the water too?

Strange Aquatic Nematode 10X In droplett of water

YouTube - Strange Aquatic Nematode 10X In...

[Katinka]

Nostoc

Nostoc - MicrobeWiki

Higher order taxa:

Bacteria; Cyanobacteria]; Nostocales; Nostocaceae



Nostoc is a diverse genus of simple algae, belonging to the blue-green group.


They are found in gelatinous colonies, composed of filaments called "trichomes" surrounded by a thin sheath. They are common in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. These organisms are known for their unusual ability to lie dormant for long periods of time and abruptly recover metabolic activity when rehydrated with liquid water.



The bacteria's ability to withstand freezing and thawing cycles make them well-adapted to living in extreme environments, such as the Arctic and Antarctica.



They can fix atmospheric nitrogen, making them good candidates for environments with low nitrogen rates.

Nostoc, first discovered in the 19th century, is one of the most widespread phototrophic bacteria in the world. As a nitrogen fixer, these bacteria may provide plants with important nutrients and therefore can be used agriculturally.

In 1988 a terrestrial species, Nostoc commune, was found to harbor a previously unidentified UV-A/B absorbing pigment. This protective pigment has enabled them to survive not only while under hydration-related stress, but in areas of extreme UV radiation as well.






Nostoc's genetics are worth studying because of the genus' unique adaptations which allow them to survive and even thrive in extreme environments. Also, a better understanding of soil-dwelling nitrogen fixers such as Nostoc may help advance fertilizer production and benefit agriculturalists.



Nostoc environments are diverse and widespread over the globe; isolates have been found in fresh water, soils, and both extremely cold and extremely arid habitats.



Their role as a nitrogen fixer in terrestrial ecosystems allow them to maintain symbiotic interactions with organisms including fungi, lichen, mosses, and ferns.



They are largely protected from predation by their outer sheath covering and the large size of their colonies, which make them difficult for some algivores to ingest.

Some types of Nostoc are edible, and are even considered delicacies in some regions; in China during holidays a black hairlike vegetative species, Nostoc flagelliforme or "fat choy", are consumed.



However, these algae can also cause problems for humans by growth on sport turf and buildings, and can lead to unpleasant odors in drinking water.



Some phenolic extracts from Nostoc are known as human pathogen inhibitors, and may in the future be valuable to scientists medicinally. Very rarely Nostoc have been found to be symbionts of terrestrial plants, such as species which colonize the root nodules of Hawaiian cycad Gunnera genus.

Individual Nostoc filaments


Kat

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Nostoc flagelliforme
or Fat Choy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_choy_(vegetable)

Fat choy (Nostoc flagelliforme), also known as faat choy, black moss, hair moss or hair weed is a terrestrial cyanobacterium (a type of photosynthetic bacteria) that is used as a vegetable in Chinese cuisine.

When dried, the product has the appearance of black hair.

For that reason, its name in Chinese means "hair vegetable."

When soaked, this vegetable has a very soft texture which is like very fine vermicelli, and an appearance very similar to long, black human hair.

ut oh...here it is!!

A research team from the biochemistry department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong said that international research has shown that fat choy, besides having no nutritional value, has also been found to contain Beta-methylamino L-alanine (BMAA), a toxic amino acid that could affect the normal functions of nerve cells.

Professor Chan King-ming of the team told the media that eating fat choy could lead to degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and dementia.









OMG!! Who in the World would like to EAT this??? YUCK!!!...lol...


Kat

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Originally Posted by Katinka

Kam*%*,

There ya go! Here's the connection between algae, nematodes and snails!!

Marine Snails

In the wild, snails can be algae eaters (algivores), predators, scavengers, and even parasites. The Cypraea, Littorina, and Haliotis species are primarily algae eaters.

hmm, we need to look those up?

Kat

!!!! WTG! HIGH FIVE! This needs to be over in the "What Parasite Is This" thread, too... thank you for finding this!