Metagenomic analysis further extends the role of Chloroflexi in fundamental biogeochemical cycles

MPN Rao, ZH Luo, ZY Dong, Q Li, BB Liu, SX Guo… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chloroflexi members are ubiquitous and have been extensively studied; however, the
evolution and metabolic pathways of Chloroflexi members have long been debated. In the …

Thiosulfate pretreatment enhancing short-chain fatty acids production from anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge: Performance, metabolic activity and …

B Cheng, Y Wang, D Zhang, D Wu, F Zan, J Ma, L Miao… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel strategy based on thiosulfate pretreatment for enhancing short-chain fatty acids
(SCFAs) from anaerobic fermentation (AF) of waste activated sludge (WAS) was proposed in …

Cell envelope diversity and evolution across the bacterial tree of life

A Hashimi, EI Tocheva - Nature Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
The bacterial cell envelope is a complex multilayered structure conserved across all
bacterial phyla. It is categorized into two main types based on the number of membranes …

The biotechnological potential of the Chloroflexota phylum

A Freches, JC Fradinho - Applied and Environmental …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
In the next decades, the increasing material and energetic demand to support population
growth and higher standards of living will amplify the current pressures on ecosystems and …

Carbon-restricted anoxic zone as an overlooked anammox hotspot in municipal wastewater treatment plants

Q Zhao, L Zhang, J Li, T Jia, L Deng, Q Liu… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The anoxic zone serves as the core functional unit in municipal wastewater treatment plants
(MWWTPs). Unfortunately, in most cases, the downstream range of the anoxic zone is …

Biological nitrogen removal capability and pathways analysis of a novel low C/N ratio heterotrophic nitrifying and aerobic denitrifying bacterium (Bacillus thuringiensis …

N Xu, M Liao, Y Liang, J Guo, Y Zhang, X Xie… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification (HNAD) bacteria, identified as
Bacillus thuringiensis strain WXN-23, was isolated from husk feed filtrate of a pig farm. It was …

Use of sponge iron as an indirect electron donor to provide ferrous iron for nitrate-dependent ferrous oxidation processes: Denitrification performance and mechanism

P Wang, W Li, S Ren, Y Peng, Y Wang, M Feng… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sponge iron (SI) can serve as an indirect electron donor to provide Fe (II) for the nitrate-
dependent ferrous oxidation (NDFO) process, producing OH–and magnetite. The SI–NDFO …

Effects of microaeration and sludge recirculation on VFA and nitrogen removal, membrane fouling reduction and microbial community of the anaerobic baffled biofilm …

T Buakaew, C Ratanatamskul - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel anaerobic baffled biofilm-membrane bioreactor (AnBB-MBR) with microaeration of
0.62 L O2/L Feed was developed to improve VFA and nitrogen removal from building …

Thermophilic Dehalococcoidia with unusual traits shed light on an unexpected past

M Palmer, JK Covington, EM Zhou… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Although the phylum Chloroflexota is ubiquitous, its biology and evolution are poorly
understood due to limited cultivability. Here, we isolated two motile, thermophilic bacteria …

Characterization of the First Cultured Representative of “Candidatus Thermofonsia” Clade 2 within Chloroflexi Reveals Its Phototrophic Lifestyle

R Zheng, R Cai, C Wang, R Liu, C Sun - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT “Candidatus Thermofonsia” represents a novel class within the phylum
Chloroflexi. Metagenomic analysis reveals “Ca. Thermofonsia” harbors phototrophs outside …