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Zoogloea plays an important role in waste-water treatment because it is capable of lowering demand for biological oxygen. It also has the capable of enhancing the formation of sludge. | Zoogloea plays an important role in waste-water treatment because it is capable of lowering demand for biological oxygen. It also has the capable of enhancing the formation of sludge. The activated sludge bacterium that create habitats for activated sludge flocs. It has been studied that high amounts of Zoogloea ramigera normally correlates with overloading sewage plants. The flocs that form settle at the bottom of the water-waste treatment tank and help the purification process. | ||
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Discovery
This microbe was discovered in 1868. It 's first names species was Zoogloea ramigera.
Importance to Microbiology
Phylogeny
Kingdom: Bacteria ,Phylum: Proteobacteria ,Class: Betaproteobacteria ,Order: Rhodocycales ,Genus: Zoogloea
History
Zoogloea can be found free-living in fresh waters that have been organically polluted. It can also grow in waste-water treatment at all levels. Zoogloea are aerobic, chemoorganotrophic. For energy they use oxidative metabolism. Zoogloea has been studied as a pure culture.
Morphology
Zoogloea range range in size between 0.5 um to 1.3. They are normally a rod-shape with flagellum.
Genome Sequence
G/C is roughly 64.5%
Application
Zoogloea plays an important role in waste-water treatment because it is capable of lowering demand for biological oxygen. It also has the capable of enhancing the formation of sludge. The activated sludge bacterium that create habitats for activated sludge flocs. It has been studied that high amounts of Zoogloea ramigera normally correlates with overloading sewage plants. The flocs that form settle at the bottom of the water-waste treatment tank and help the purification process.
