''Zoogloea ramigera'' is a

gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...

aerobic Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen. Aerobic may also refer to * Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity * Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise * Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cel ...

bacterium Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...

from the genus of ''

Zoogloea ''Zoogloea'', also known as zoöglœa, is a genus of gram-negative, Aerobic organism, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria from the family of Zoogloeaceae in the ''Rhodocyclales'' of the class Betaproteobacteria. References

Bacteria genera Zo ...

'' which occurs in organically enriched aqueous environments like

activated sludge The activated sludge process is a type of biological wastewater treatment process for treating sewage or industrial wastewaters using aeration and a biological floc composed of bacteria and protozoa. It uses air (or oxygen) and microorganisms ...

References

External links

Type strain of ''Zoogloea ramigera'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Rhodocyclaceae {{betaproteobacteria-stub