Complete ammonia oxidizers – a new pathway in the nitrification process

In this webinar, we will talk about the Comammox discovery and how this changes the paradigm of nitrification. We will further investigate the physiology, kinetic and metabolic properties (e.g., N2O production) of Comammox Nitrospira as well as its occurrence and significance in wastewater treatment systems. Our expert panellists will also outline a model development for comammox process as well as the potential application of comammox in nitrogen removal and pharmaceutical biodegradation.

Publications

• AmoA-Targeted Polymerase Chain Reaction Primers for the Specific Detection and Quantification of Comammox Nitrospira in the Environment
• Complete nitrification by a single microorganism
• Complete nitrification by Nitrospira bacteria
• Enrichment and physiological characterization of a novel comammox Nitrospira indicates ammonium inhibition of complete nitrification
• Kinetic analysis of a complete nitrifier reveals an oligotrophic lifestyle
• Low yield and abiotic origin of N2O formed by the complete nitrifier Nitrospira inopinata
• Selective enrichment and metagenomic analysis of three novel comammox Nitrospira in a urine-fed membrane bioreactor
• Universal activity-based labeling method for ammonia- and alkane-oxidizing bacteria Panelists
• Sudhir Murthy, https://iwa-network.org/people/sudhir-murthy-2/ Chief Executive Officer of NEWhub Corp, United States (moderator)
• Jacek Mąkinia, https://pg.edu.pl/en/p/jacek-makinia-10931 Professor at the Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
• Holger Daims, https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-daims-529a06a9/?originalSubdomain=at Professor at the University of Vienna, Austria
• Sebastian Lücker, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-l%C3%BCcker-686b7396/?trk=public_post_share-update_actor-image&originalSubdomain=nl Professor at the Radboud University, the Netherlands
• Jianhua Guo, https://acweb.uq.edu.au/profile/156/jianhua-guo Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia

This webinar will bring together researchers, practitioners and other stakeholders focusing on nitrification, nitrogen cycling microorganisms to exchange ideas, explore applications, and disseminate new scientific knowledge.

During the webinar, participants will be able to:

• To learn more about the discovery, physiology, kinetic and metabolic properties of Comammox Nitrospira;
• To enhance their understanding of the role of Comammox Nitrospira in biological nitrogen removal processes in wastewater treatment plants;
• To explore potential applications of Comammox Nitrospira in wastewater treatment and contaminant removal;