Treatment Plant Operator’s Bug of the Month is an ongoing series that spotlights the organisms present in wastewater microbiology. Each month a new organism is featured, giving readers a profile of the species and how it functions in a wastewater treatment setting.
In this peek under the microscope, take an up-close look at Hyphomicrobium.
Hyphomicrobium are a genus within the Proteobacteria phylum. Over 30 individual species of Hyphomicrobium have been identified (Nierychlo, M. 2019). Hyphomicrobium can be easily identified at 1000x phase contrast oil immersion due to their “bean on a stalk” (skinny with a tip) morphology. The “stalks” are very thin and typically
