Monitoring COMplete AMMonia OXidizers bacteria: relevant players for nitrogen removal from wastewater
The sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene published here, accompanied by other DNA-based methods (FISH, conventional and droplet digital PCR) is applied to detect, precisely quantify, and identify COMAMMOX bacteria and other nitrifying microorganisms from samples taken in the oxic compartment of the previously mentioned WWTP bioreactor.