Leptothrix ochracea

Leptothrix ochracea
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Genus: Leptothrix
Species:
L. ochracea
Binomial name
Leptothrix ochracea
Kützing 1843, species.

Leptothrix ochracea is a bacterium from the genus Leptothrix. It occurs in iron-rich fresh water and wetlands with only low concentrations of organic matter.