Low Global Diversity of Candidatus Microthrix, a Troublesome Filamentous Organism in Full-Scale WWTPs

Candidatus Microthrix is one of the most common bulking filamentous microorganisms found in activated sludge wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) across the globe. One species, Ca. M. parvicella, is frequently observed, but global genus diversity, as well as important aspects of its ecology and physi...

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Main Authors: Marta Nierychlo, Caitlin M. Singleton, Francesca Petriglieri, Lisette Thomsen, Jette F. Petersen, Miriam Peces, Zivile Kondrotaite, Morten S. Dueholm, Per H. Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.690251/full