Scientists identify new species of denitrifying endosymbionts in wastewater, highlighting their global prevalence – with an ...

Researchers have long observed that a common family of environmental bacteria, Comamonadacae, grow on plastics littered throughout urban rivers and wastewater systems. But what, exactly, these ...

The World Health Organization calls antibiotic resistance a “silent pandemic” affecting millions worldwide. But the threat ...

Each year, there are nearly three million cases of antibiotic-resistant infections in the U.S. caused by MRSA and other antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

All wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) require upkeep and reinvestment to maintain efficacy and efficiency, and these improvements, which require infrastructure and equipment investments, frequently ...

One man’s trash can be a resourceful microbe’s treasure. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review's weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and ...

The moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) process purifies wastewater by putting these carriers in motion to get the biofilm's microorganisms into greater contact with organic matter and other impurities.

The sampler can be anchored on a string and tossed into a sewage line. Source: Louisiana State University. The 3D-printed ...

City officials say that follow-up test results from an effluent sample in Kailua taken Friday have shown the enterococcus bacteria count is back within permit limits. Signs informing the public of the ...