Anaerobic ammonium
oxidizers (ANAMMOX)
Ammonium oxidation to
di-nitrogen gas (NH + 4
oxidation to N2)
Global nitrogen cycle,
nitrogen removal from
wastewater
Kuenenia stuttgartiensis,
Candidatus
Jettenia asiatica,
Brocadia anammoxidans
Kuypers et al. (2003),
Kuenen (2008), Hu et al.
(2012)
Glycogen accumulating
organisms (GAOs)
Anaerobic glycogen
formation (carbon uptake
and storage compound
formation without
phosphorus release)
Phosphorus removal from
wastewater
Micropruina glycogenica,
Tetrasphaera
spp.,
Amaricoccus
spp.
Seviour et al. (2003),
de-Bashan and Bashan
(2004), Martín et al. (2006),
Wilmes et al. (2008)
Phosphate accumulating
organisms (PAOs)
Anaerobic phosphorus
release (hydrolysis of
intracellular polyphosphates
for carbon uptake and
storage compound
formation)
Phosphorus removal from
wastewater
Acinetobacter
spp.,
Microlunatus phosphovorus,
Clostridium
spp.,
Candidatus
Accumulibacter
phosphatis
Seviour et al. (2003),
de-Bashan and Bashan
(2004), Martín et al. (2006),
Wilmes et al. (2008)
Aerobic phosphorus uptake
(storage compound
degradation accompanied by
soluble phosphorus uptake)
Phosphorus removal from
wastewater
Acinetobacter
spp.,
Microlunatus phosphovorus,
Candidatus
Accumulibacter
phosphatis
Seviour et al. (2003),
de-Bashan and Bashan
(2004), Martín et al. (2006),
Wilmes et al. (2008)
Polyhydroxyalkanoates
(PHA) accumulating
bacteria
Anaerobic formation of
carbon storage compounds
in form of polymers of the
PHA family
Polyhydroxybutyrate
(PHB) base bioplastic
production
Pseudomonas oleovorans,
Alcaligenes eutrophus,
Azotobacter vinelandii,
Alcaligenes latus
Batstone et al. (2003),
Patnaik (2005), Dias et al.
(2008)
Hydrogen producing
acetogenic bacteria/archaea
Fermentation of higher
organic acids to produce
acetate, H2, and CO
2
Hydrogen and methane
production
Clostridium
spp.,
Syntrophomonadaceae
spp.,
Bacteroidetes
Hatamoto et al. (2007),
Rittmann et al. (2008),
Khanal (2009a, b)
Autotrophic
homoacetogenic bacteria
Syngas fermentation (use of
hydrogen carbon monoxide
and dioxide as carbon and
energy source)
Ethanol, butanol, methane,
and small chain fatty acid
production
Clostridium ljungdahlii
Khanal (2009b), Abubackar
et al. (2011)
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oxidizers (ANAMMOX)
Ammonium oxidation to
di-nitrogen gas (NH + 4
oxidation to N2)
Global nitrogen cycle,
nitrogen removal from
wastewater
Kuenenia stuttgartiensis,
Candidatus
Jettenia asiatica,
Brocadia anammoxidans
Kuypers et al. (2003),
Kuenen (2008), Hu et al.
(2012)
Glycogen accumulating
organisms (GAOs)
Anaerobic glycogen
formation (carbon uptake
and storage compound
formation without
phosphorus release)
Phosphorus removal from
wastewater
Micropruina glycogenica,
Tetrasphaera
spp.,
Amaricoccus
spp.
Seviour et al. (2003),
de-Bashan and Bashan
(2004), Martín et al. (2006),
Wilmes et al. (2008)
Phosphate accumulating
organisms (PAOs)
Anaerobic phosphorus
release (hydrolysis of
intracellular polyphosphates
for carbon uptake and
storage compound
formation)
Phosphorus removal from
wastewater
Acinetobacter
spp.,
Microlunatus phosphovorus,
Clostridium
spp.,
Candidatus
Accumulibacter
phosphatis
Seviour et al. (2003),
de-Bashan and Bashan
(2004), Martín et al. (2006),
Wilmes et al. (2008)
Aerobic phosphorus uptake
(storage compound
degradation accompanied by
soluble phosphorus uptake)
Phosphorus removal from
wastewater
Acinetobacter
spp.,
Microlunatus phosphovorus,
Candidatus
Accumulibacter
phosphatis
Seviour et al. (2003),
de-Bashan and Bashan
(2004), Martín et al. (2006),
Wilmes et al. (2008)
Polyhydroxyalkanoates
(PHA) accumulating
bacteria
Anaerobic formation of
carbon storage compounds
in form of polymers of the
PHA family
Polyhydroxybutyrate
(PHB) base bioplastic
production
Pseudomonas oleovorans,
Alcaligenes eutrophus,
Azotobacter vinelandii,
Alcaligenes latus
Batstone et al. (2003),
Patnaik (2005), Dias et al.
(2008)
Hydrogen producing
acetogenic bacteria/archaea
Fermentation of higher
organic acids to produce
acetate, H2, and CO
2
Hydrogen and methane
production
Clostridium
spp.,
Syntrophomonadaceae
spp.,
Bacteroidetes
Hatamoto et al. (2007),
Rittmann et al. (2008),
Khanal (2009a, b)
Autotrophic
homoacetogenic bacteria
Syngas fermentation (use of
hydrogen carbon monoxide
and dioxide as carbon and
energy source)
Ethanol, butanol, methane,
and small chain fatty acid
production
Clostridium ljungdahlii
Khanal (2009b), Abubackar
et al. (2011)
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