Overlooked siderophore producers favor ammonium oxidation in global wastewater treatment plants
This study reveals SPB as previously overlooked but crucial contributors to biological nitrogen removal in global WWTPs, providing foundational insights into iron-based microbial cooperation within engineered systems. Modulating SPB activity based on their metabolic characteristics is a promising strategy to cope with low iron bioavailability issue for biological processes in WWTPs. Video Abstract.
Authors
- Lingrui Kong
- Yiming Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9693-3686)
- Xiaogang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4373-6926)
- Jing Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9532-9516)
- Ru Zheng
- Yimin Mao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2928-3425)
- Baiyizhuo Chen
- Sitong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6849-8704)
- Qile Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1598-2223)
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
- Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02290-9
- Primary Topic
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00