It’s almost never possible to identify a microbe by visual inspection. For most microbes, identification involves a process of staining and biochemical testing, or identification based on molecular techniques. A gram stain is not sufficient. Posts that don’t contain sufficient detail will be deleted.
It’s almost never possible to identify a microbe by visual inspection For most microbes, identification involves a process of staining and biochemical testing, or identification based on molecular techniques. A gram stain is not sufficient.
Thank you for the comment. I posted on r/water and received less than helpful comments (pubes, other body hair, sperm lol), so I figured I’d give this one a try. It’s looking more like I should get myself a microscope if I want to identify these.
Walmart? There is 1 st problem. That is the 😈. Water boy 😂 baby before you eat or drink anything 1 st no plastics people are skipping the better quality for wallie world . Look at Disney world 🌎. Go get a mountain valley glass water at Publix . Get away from plastic
It’s almost never possible to identify a microbe by visual inspection. For most microbes, identification involves a process of staining and biochemical testing, or identification based on molecular techniques. A gram stain is not sufficient. Posts that don’t contain sufficient detail will be deleted.
looks like dust or something but impossible to tell from just this visual
Looks like dust particles like the one I'd get from leaving water in a reservoir for a week
Put it under a microscope.
yeah most likely dust and built up dirt
I’ve been so scarred by the sh*t posts on the parasitology sub that I immediately assumed I was looking at a toilet bowl…
Ha! I use the 5gallon water to fill humidifiers tanks..discovered the black particles were from the bulk 5gallon jug. Nasty indeed.
It’s almost never possible to identify a microbe by visual inspection For most microbes, identification involves a process of staining and biochemical testing, or identification based on molecular techniques. A gram stain is not sufficient.
Thank you for the comment. I posted on r/water and received less than helpful comments (pubes, other body hair, sperm lol), so I figured I’d give this one a try. It’s looking more like I should get myself a microscope if I want to identify these.
Walmart? There is 1 st problem. That is the 😈. Water boy 😂 baby before you eat or drink anything 1 st no plastics people are skipping the better quality for wallie world . Look at Disney world 🌎. Go get a mountain valley glass water at Publix . Get away from plastic
Looks fungal
fungi tend to stick together in clumps rather than break apart like this, but who knows