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 organic acids and certain alcohols favoring high food-to-microorganism (F/M) ratio at the beginning of the aeration basin.
Zoogloea bacteria types may appear as fingered zoogloea or globular zoogloea with no currently recognized cause for variations of these morpholgoical traits. Fingered and globular zoogloea types are found across municipal plants and various types of industrial wastewater processes.
At low to moderate abundance, zoogloea bacteria types are believed to be beneficial for
