Bug of the Month: Suctoria, the Vicious Killers Within Wastewater Microbiology

In this month's wastewater microbiology spotlight, learn all about suctoria and how they occasionally compete in biological wastewater treatment processes

Bug of the Month: Suctoria, the Vicious Killers Within Wastewater Microbiology

A suctorian is a protozoa from the order Suctoria, which includes both saltwater and freshwater organisms. Suctoria are widely distributed in nature and occasionally compete in biological wastewater treatment processes. Young suctoria are free swimming, and as they mature, they...

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