Summary 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes for eubacteria (EUB338), ammonium-
oxidizing bacteria (Nsm156) and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (Nb1000) were used for the rapid …

Activated sludge systems are designed and operated globally to remove phosphorus
microbiologically, a process called enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR). Yet …

Understanding the microbiology of phosphorus (P) removal is considered essential to
knowledge-based optimization of enhanced biological P removal (EBPR) systems …

The most common activated sludge operating problems causing poor plant performance are
related to solids separation. Especially common are bulking and foaming. Without a proper …

The application of modern molecular techniques has led to the identification, in situ
quantification, and partial ecophysiological characterisation of bacteria responsible for …

Biological wastewater treatment has been applied for more than a century to ameliorate
anthropogenic damage to the environment. But only during the last decade the use of …

This comprehensive review looks critically what is known about members of the genus
Defluviicoccus, an example of a glycogen accumulating organism (GAO), in wastewater …

Abstract Al. pha. pro. te. o. bac. te′ ri. a. Gr. n. alpha name of first letter of Greek alphabet;
Gr. n. Proteus ocean god able to change shape; Gr. n. bakterion a small rod; ML fem. pl. n …

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) from wastewater can be more-or-less
practically achieved but the microbiological and biochemical components are not completely …

Polyphosphate-accumulating microorganisms (PAOs) are important in enhanced biological
phosphorus (P) removal. Considerable effort has been devoted to understanding the …