Microbial predation accelerates granulation and modulates microbial community composition

• Main Authors: Chan, Siew Herng, Muhammad Hafiz Ismail, Tan, Chuan Hao, Rice, Scott A., McDougald, Diane
• Other Authors: Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology; Water Remediation; Granulation; Metagenomics; Protozoao; Bacteriophage
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152885
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Bacterial communities are responsible for biological nutrient removal and flocculation in engineered systems such as activated floccular sludge. Predators such as bacteriophage and protozoa exert significant predation pressure and cause bacterial mortality within these communities. However, the role...