Bug of the Month: Zoogloea, the Glue of Floc Formation

In this wastewater microbiology spotlight, learn about zoogloea bacteria and how they function within wastewater treatment plant processes

Bug of the Month: Zoogloea, the Glue of Floc Formation

Zoogloea bacteria are a morphotype/phenotype of bacteria that are commonly viewed within flocs in wastewater treatment processes that are large producers of exceocellular polysaccharide (slime). 

Zoogloea bacteria types are traditionally associated with low-molecular-weight...

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