Investigating metabolic versatility of ANAMMOX bacteria for bioremediation of nutrient pollution

•ANAMMOX (ANaerobic AMMonium Oxidation) bacteria are a  genetically diverse group of organisms responsible for fixed nitrogen removal in anaerobic environments. 

•Employed in wastewater treatment but are slow growing  (3-7 days doubling time). 

•Improving growth rates is key to widespread adoption. 

•Genome scale metabolic modelling reveals rate limiting processes and insights into amelioration of these processes.