Unrevealed roles of polyphosphate-accumulating microorganisms

Ali Akbari; ZiJian Wang; Peisheng He; Dongqi Wang; Jangho Lee; I L Han; Guangyu Li; April Z Gu

doi:10.1111/1751-7915.13730

Unrevealed roles of polyphosphate-accumulating microorganisms

Microb Biotechnol. 2021 Jan;14(1):82-87. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13730. Epub 2021 Jan 6.

Authors

Ali Akbari¹, ZiJian Wang¹, Peisheng He¹, Dongqi Wang², Jangho Lee¹, I L Han¹, Guangyu Li³, April Z Gu¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
² State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710048, China.
³ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.

Abstract

We first review current knowledge on PAOs, with a focus on bacteria, in terms of their phylogenetic identities, metabolic pathways and detection methods. We further discuss the evidence that suggests the ubiquitous presence of PAOs in nature and point out the unrevealed roles of the PAOs that warrant future investigation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Bioreactors*
Glycogen
Phosphorus
Phylogeny
Polyphosphates*

Substances

Polyphosphates
Phosphorus
Glycogen