Highlights•Among PAOs, the genera Tetrasphaera and Ca. Accumulibacter are both
important in full-scale plants.•GAOs do not appear to be a real problem in full-scale EBPR …

Highlights•Recently identified putative PAOs reveal vast metabolic versatility compared to
Accumulibacter.•Electron donors and acceptors drive EBPR community composition and …

Members of the genus Dechloromonas are often abundant in enhanced biological
phosphorus removal (EBPR) systems and are recognized putative polyphosphate …

This work analyzed, for the first time, the bioenergetics of PAOs and GAOs in full-scale
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) for the uptake of different carbon sources. Fifteen …

Lowered air supply and organic carbon need are the key factors to reduce wastewater
treatment costs and thereby, avoid eutrophication. Denitrifying PO 4 3−-removal (DPR) …

Candidatus Accumulibacter, a prominent polyphosphate-accumulating organism (PAO) in
wastewater treatment, plays a crucial role in enhanced biological phosphorus removal …

The mainstream application of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) for sustainable N
removal remains a challenge. Similarly, with recent additional stringent regulations for P …

Excess amounts of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) from anthropogenic activities such as
population growth, municipal and industrial wastewater discharges, agriculture fertilization …

The stringent effluent quality standards in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) can
effectively mitigate environmental issues such as eutrophication by reducing the discharge …

Accumulibacter is a well-known group of organisms, typically considered to be
polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs), but potentially capable of glycogen …