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Parasitic bacteria control foam formation

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The search for bacteriophages for the biocontrol of bacteria commonly associated with wastewater foams, such as Gordonia, unexpectedly reveals a new parasitic ultrasmall bacterium with predatory activity against foaming microorganisms.

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Fig. 1: Control of foaming in WWTPs by predatory bacteria.

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Nielsen, P.H., Singleton, C.M. Parasitic bacteria control foam formation. Nat Microbiol 6, 701–702 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-021-00914-y

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