Microbiology Articles

Filamentous bacteria can cause operational problems for clean-water plants and are typically a symptom of a process upset that needs correction. Different filamentous...

Microbiological analysis can be a powerful tool for managing biological treatment and diagnosing and resolving process issues. Now there’s an online technology that...

Spirochaetes are a phylotype commonly recognized in wastewater biological processes that are associated with high organic acid concentrations. Spirochaetes are recognized by...

Thiothrix is a filamentous bacteria morphotype as well as a genus with seven recognized species. When referring to Thiothrix genus, we are...

You may know tardigrades by another name, whether it’s water bear or even moss piglets (thanks to an episode of the South...

Wastewater treatment plant operators have relied on a variety of monitoring tools — DO, pH, SV30/SVI, sludge depth — to keep facilities...

Treatment Plant Operator’s Bug of the Month is an ongoing series that spotlights the organisms present in wastewater microbiology. Each month a...

Osprey Biotechnics has been named a 2015 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winner for its outstanding achievement in the design,...

Wastewater professionals go by many titles: plant manager, chief operator, environmental coordinator. But “bug farmer”? That’s how Tom Pfiester, wastewater division manager of...