Bug of the Month: Accumulibacter and Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal

In this month's wastewater microbiology spotlight, we feature Accumulibacter and discuss how it complicates our understanding of enhanced biological phosphorus removal

Bug of the Month: Accumulibacter and Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal

Traditional PAO phenotypes cropped from 1,000x Neisser.

At the time of this writing there are two main genera recognized to be responsible for the majority of enhanced biological phosphorus removal. Tetrasphaera, which is covered in a previous post, is an obligate PAO and has variable morphology potential including Nostocoida limicola...

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