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Zoogloea, also known as zoöglœa or sewage fungus (though it is not a true fungus), is a genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium that plays a role in wastewater treatment, the degradation of organic pollutants, and environmental bioremediation, from the family of Zoogloeaceae in the Rhodocyclales of the class Betaproteobacteria.

Species

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  1. KingdomBacteria
  2. PhylumProteobacteria
  3. ClassGammaproteobacteria
  4. OrderBurkholderiales
  5. FamilyRhodocyclaceae

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  • Taxonomy and classification
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Bioremediation
  • References

Zoogloea, also known as zoöglœa or sewage fungus (though it is not a true fungus), is a genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium that plays a role in wastewater treatment, the degradation of organic pollutants, and environmental bioremediation, from the family of Zoogloeaceae in the Rhodocyclales of the class Betaproteobacteria.

==Taxonomy and classification==

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