"Ward's Phenomena"

Anabaena is a genus of filamentous, un-branched Cyanobacteria consisting of bead-like cells and enlarged spores or heterocysts.

This colonial cyanobacteria is structured as several cells bound together in a gelatinous "mucilaginous sheath".

A Common Intestinal Flora Isolate, Demonstrates Alpha Hemolysis on Blood Agar Growth Medium

Produces orange pigments. 

All microbial cultures undergo an extensive quality control program prior to releasing for sale, so they are guaranteed for purity as well as for species.

All microbial cultures undergo an extensive quality control program prior to releasing for sale, so they are guaranteed for purity as well as for species.

Isolated from the alimentary tract of cows. Lancefield group D, gamma hemolysis. May be pathogenic in humans. 

Found on dental plaque, implicated in cavities. No Lancefield group shown, gamma hemolysis. 

All microbial cultures undergo an extensive quality control program prior to releasing for sale, so they are guaranteed for purity as well as for species.

Red-pigmented halophile from evaporating salt ponds; requires 25% salt medium, lyses easily in plain water, releasing DNA.