| 摘要 |
<p>A method of controlling Microthrix parvicella proliferation in a waste treatment plant comprises the step of inactivating one or more Microthrix parvicella growth factors in the waste, wherein the growth factors are selected from the group consisting of: gamma-butyrolactone and Rpf protein. The or each growth factors is inactivated by including in the waste a bacterial isolate which uses the or each growth factor as a carbon source and/or nitrogen source, typically a sole carbon source. Alternatively, one or more of the growth factors may be inactivated by adding to the waste an enzyme preparation which functions to specifically cleave the or each growth factor. Suitably, an antibody preparation, which includes one or more antibodies which specifically target and inactivate one or more of the growth factors, is included in the waste being treated. A composition for carrying out the methods of the invention is also described.</p> |
