Frank Persson

Associate Professor at Water Environment Technology

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Publications (59)
Projects (12)

Showing 59 publications

2022

Evidence of competition between electrogens shaping electroactive microbial communities in microbial electrolysis cells

Marie Abadikhah, Miguel de Celis Rodriguez, Frank Persson et al

Frontiers in Microbiology. Vol. 13

Journal article

2022

Metagenomic evidence of a novel family of anammox bacteria in a subsea environment

Carolina Suarez, Paula Martins, Mike Jetten et al

Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 24 (5), p. 2348-2360

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2022

A relationship between phages and organic carbon in wastewater treatment plant effluents

Oskar Modin, Nafis Fuad, Marie Abadikhah et al

Water Research X. Vol. 16

Journal article

2022

Disturbance-based management of ecosystem services and disservices in partial nitritation-anammox biofilms

Carolina Suarez, Christopher Sedlacek, David Gustavsson et al

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. Vol. 8

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2022

Full-scale aerobic granular sludge for municipal wastewater treatment - granule formation, microbial succession, and process performance

Jennifer Ekholm, Frank Persson, Mark de Blois et al

Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. Vol. In Press

Journal article

2022

The effect of time and surface type on the composition of biofilm communities on concrete exposed to seawater

Sabina Karacic, Oskar Modin, Per Hagelia et al

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. Vol. 173

Journal article

2022

Removal of organic micropollutants from municipal wastewater by aerobic granular sludge and conventional activated sludge

Cecilia Burzio, Jennifer Ekholm, Oskar Modin et al

Journal of Hazardous Materials. Vol. 438

Journal article

2021

Removal of organic micropollutants in the biological units of a Swedish wastewater treatment plant

Cecilia Burzio, Nivert Emma, Ann Mattsson et al

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Vol. 1209

Paper in proceeding

2020

Hill-based dissimilarity indices and null models for analysis of microbial community assembly

Oskar Modin, Raquel Liebana, Soroush Saheb Alam et al

Microbiome. Vol. 8 (1)

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2020

The role of the external mass transfer resistance in nitrite oxidizing bacteria repression in biofilm-based partial nitritation/anammox reactors

Julio Pérez, Michele Laureni, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht et al

Water Research. Vol. 186

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2020

Long-term stability of partial nitritation-anammox for treatment of municipal wastewater in a moving bed biofilm reactor pilot system

David Gustavsson, Carolina Suarez, Britt-Marie Wilen et al

Science of the Total Environment. Vol. 714

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2019

PAC dosing to an MBBR – Effects on adsorption of micropollutants, nitrification and microbial community

M. Cimbritz, Ellen Edefell, Elias Thörnqvist et al

Science of the Total Environment. Vol. 677, p. 571-579

Journal article

2019

Combined deterministic and stochastic processes control microbial succession in replicate granular biofilm reactors

Raquel Liebana, Oskar Modin, Frank Persson et al

Environmental Science & Technology. Vol. 53 (8), p. 4912-4921

Journal article

2019

A variety of hydrogenotrophic enrichment cultures catalyse cathodic reactions

Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al

Scientific Reports. Vol. 9 (1)

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2019

Response to starvation and microbial community composition in microbial fuel cells enriched on different electron donors

Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al

Microbial Biotechnology. Vol. 12 (5), p. 962-975

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2019

A variety of hydrogenotrophic enrichment cultures catalyze cathodic reactions

Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al

Scientific Reports. Vol. 9

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2019

Thickness determines microbial community structure and function in nitrifying biofilms via deterministic assembly

Carolina Suarez, Maria Piculell, Oskar Modin et al

Scientific Reports. Vol. 9 (1)

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2018

Subsea tunnel reinforced sprayed concrete subjected to deterioration harbours distinct microbial communities

Britt-Marie Wilen, Sabina Karacic, Carolina Suarez et al

Biofouling. Vol. 34 (10), p. 1161-1174

Journal article

2018

Integration of aerobic granular sludge and membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment

Raquel Liebana, Oskar Modin, Frank Persson et al

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. Vol. 38 (6), p. 801-816

Review article

2018

The mechanisms of granulation of activated sludge in wastewater treatment, its optimization, and impact on effluent quality

Britt-Marie Wilen, Raquel Liebana, Frank Persson et al

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Vol. 102 (12), p. 5005-5020

Review article

2018

Biodeterioration of reinforced sprayed concrete in subsea tunnels (peer-reviewed)

Sabina Karacic, Per Hagelia, Thomas H.A. Haverkamp et al

Proceedings pro123-1 : Final Conference of RILEM TC 253-MCI: Microorganisms-Cementitious Materials Interactions. Vol. 1 (PRO 123), p. 209-221

Paper in proceeding

2018

Effect of start-up strategies and electrode materials on carbon dioxide reduction on biocathodes

Soroush Saheb Alam, Abhijeet Singh, Malte Hermansson et al

Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 84 (4)

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2017

Microbial Population Dynamics and Ecosystem Functions of Anoxic/Aerobic Granular Sludge in Sequencing Batch Reactors Operated at Different Organic Loading Rates

Enikö Barbara Szabo, Raquel Liebana, Malte Hermansson et al

Frontiers in Microbiology. Vol. 8 (MAY)

Journal article

2017

Comparison of the bacterial community composition in the granular and the suspended phase of sequencing batch reactors

Enikö Barbara Szabo, Raquel Liebana, Malte Hermansson et al

AMB Express. Vol. 7 (1), p. art no 168-

Journal article

2017

Electricity-driven production of polyhydroxybutyrate and soluble organics under feast/famine conditions

Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al

Conference poster

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2017

Effect of start-up strategies and electrode materials on carbon dioxide reduction on bio-cathodes

Soroush Saheb Alam, Abhijeet Singh, Malte Hermansson et al

Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 84 (4)

Journal article

2017

Community structure of partial nitritation-anammox biofilms at decreasing substrate concentrations and low temperature

Frank Persson, Carolina Suarez, Malte Hermansson et al

Microbial Biotechnology. Vol. 10 (4 SI), p. 761-772

Journal article

2016

The inhibitory effects of reject water on nitrifying populations grown at different biofilm thickness

Maria Piculell, Carolina Suarez, Chunyan Li et al

Water Research. Vol. 104 (1 Nov), p. 292-302

Journal article

2016

Microbial attack on subsea sprayed concrete

Sabina Karacic, Per Hagelia, Frank Persson et al

International RILEM Conference on Microorganisms-Cementitious Materials Interactions, p. 63-75

Paper in proceeding

2016

Nonoxidative removal of organics in the activated sludge process

Oskar Modin, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. Vol. 46 (7), p. 635-672

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2016

Sorption and Release of Organics by Primary, Anaerobic, and Aerobic Activated Sludge Mixed with Raw Municipal Wastewater

Oskar Modin, Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson et al

Environmental Engineering and Activated Sludge Processes: Models, Methodologies, and Applications, p. 49-74

Book chapter

2016

Effects of Wash-Out Dynamics on Nitrifying Bacteria in Aerobic Granular Sludge During Start-Up at Gradually Decreased Settling Time

Enikö Barbara Szabo, Malte Hermansson, Oskar Modin et al

Water (Switzerland). Vol. 8 (5), p. 172-

Journal article

2015

Sorption and Release of Organics by Primary, Anaerobic, and Aerobic Activated Sludge Mixed with Raw Municipal Wastewater

Oskar Modin, Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson et al

PLoS ONE. Vol. 10 (3), p. e0119371-

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2015

Stability of nitrifying granules exposed to water flux through a coarse pore mesh.

Raquel Liebana, Enikö Barbara Szabo, Oskar Modin et al

Other conference contribution

2015

Experiences of repression of nitrate production in nitritation-anammox on municipal wastewater

David Gustavsson, Amanda Okhravi, Frank Persson et al

Proceedings of the IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery 2015: moving innovation into practice

Other conference contribution

2015

Predation of nitritation–anammox biofilms used for nitrogen removal from wastewater

Carolina Suarez, Frank Persson, Malte Hermansson

FEMS Microbiology Ecology. Vol. 91 (11), p. artikel nr fiv124-

Journal article

2015

Effects of storage on mixed-culture biological electrodes

Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al

Scientific Reports. Vol. 5, p. no. 18433-

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2015

Användning av Anammox för en förbättrad kväveavskiljning vid avloppsverk

Elzbieta Plaza, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al

Report

2015

How to start-up biocathodes for carbon dioxide reduction - a comparison of strategies and electrode materials

Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al

Conference poster

2015

Microbial community structure of nitritation-anammox biofilms at main stream conditions

Frank Persson, Carolina Suarez, Malte Hermansson et al

Proceedings of the conference: IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery 2015: moving innovation into practice

Other conference contribution

2014

Three-dimensional stratification of bacterial biofilm populations in a moving bed biofilm reactor for nitritation-anammox.

Robert Almstrand, Frank Persson, Holger Daims et al

International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Vol. 15 (2), p. 2191-206

Journal article

2014

Manammox – mainstream anammox at Sjölunda WWTP

David Gustavsson, Frank Persson, Jes la Cour Jansen

Proceedings from the IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, September 21-26, Lisbon, Portugal

Paper in proceeding

2014

Final report of the preliminary study of the project “The role of microbiological biofilm communities for degradation of sprayed concrete in subsea tunnels”

Britt-Marie Wilen, Frank Persson, Per Hagelia

Report

2014

Biofilms in Nitrogen Removal: Population Dynamics and Spatial Distribution of Nitrifying- and Anammox Bacteria

Robert Almstrand, Frank Persson, Malte Hermansson

Metagenomics of the Microbial Nitrogen Cycle: Theory, Methods and Applications, p. kap 12-

Book chapter

2014

Structure and composition of biofilm communities in a moving bed biofilm reactor for nitritation-anammox at low temperatures.

Frank Persson, Razia Sultana, Marco Suarez et al

Bioresource technology. Vol. 154, p. 267-273

Journal article

2013

New methods for analysis of spatial distribution and co-aggregation of microbial populations in complex biofilms.

Robert Almstrand, Holger Daims, Frank Persson et al

Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 79 (19), p. 5978-5987

Journal article

2013

One-stage nitritation - anaerobic ammonium oxidation at low temperatures in a moving bed biofilm reactor

Frank Persson, Razia Sultana, Britt-Marie Wilen et al

1st International IWA Conference on Holistic Sludge Management. Proceedings. 6–8 May 2013, Västerås, Sweden

Paper in proceeding

2012

Anammox in the mainstream – what is the problem?

David Gustavsson, Frank Persson, Henrik Aspegren et al

Journal of Water Management and Research –Vatten. Vol. 68, p. 195-208

Magazine article

2011

Ecological role of a seaweed secondary metabolite for a colonizing bacterial community

Frank Persson, J. Robin Svensson, Göran M. Nylund et al

Biofouling. Vol. 27 (6), p. 579-588

Journal article

2010

The red alga Bonnemaisonia asparagoides regulates epiphytic bacterial abundance and community composition by chemical defence

Göran M. Nylund, Frank Persson, Mats Lindegarth et al

FEMS Microbiology Ecology. Vol. 71 (1), p. 84-93

Journal article

2008

Seaweed defence against bacteria: a poly-brominated 2-heptanone from the red alga

Göran M. Nylund, Gunnar Cervin, Frank Persson et al

Mar Ecol Prog Ser. Vol. 369, p. 39-50

Journal article

2008

Seaweed defence against bacteria: a poly-brominated 2-heptanone from the red alga Bonnemaisonia hamifera inhibits bacterial colonisation

Göran M. Nylund, Gunnar Cervin, Frank Persson et al

Marine Ecology - Progress Series. Vol. 369, p. 39-50

Journal article

2007

Undibacterium pigrum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from drinking water

P Kämpfer, R Rosselló-Mora, Malte Hermansson et al

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Vol. 57 (7), p. 1510-1515

Journal article

2007

Removal of geosmin and MIB by biofiltration - An investigation discriminating between adsorption and biodegradation

Frank Persson, Gerald Heinicke, T. Hedberg et al

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom). Vol. 28 (1), p. 95-104

Journal article

2006

Surface water treatment: current issues

Gerald Heinicke, Frank Persson

Journal of Water Management and Research –Vatten. Vol. 62, p. 65-76

Magazine article

2006

Performance of direct biofiltration of surface water for reduction of biodegradable organic matter and biofilm formation potential

Frank Persson, G. Heinicke, W. Uhl et al

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom). Vol. 27 (9), p. 1037-1045

Journal article

2006

The effect of biological pre-filtration on the performance of conventional surface water treatment

G. Heinicke, Torsten Hedberg, Frank Persson et al

Aqua. Vol. 55 (2), p. 109-119

Journal article

2005

Mikrobiologiska barriärer i vattenrening

Frank Persson, Gerald Heinicke, Torsten Hedberg et al

Report

2005

Characterisation of the behaviour of particles in biofilters for pre-treatment of drinking water

Frank Persson, J. Långmark, Gerald Heinicke et al

Water Research. Vol. 39 (16), p. 3791-3800

Journal article

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Showing 12 research projects

2022–2023

Hur fungerar aerobt granulärt slam jämfört med konventionellt aktivt slam för rening av kommunalt avloppsvatten?

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology

Åke och Greta Lissheds stiftelse

2021–2023

Mikrobiell styrning av fermentering av filtrerat primärslam för klimatsmart och resurssnål användning av organiskt material i avloppsvatten

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology

J. Gust. Richert stiftelse

2021–2023

Partial denitrification-anammox for resource efficient and climate-friendly nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology

Oskar Modin Water Environment Technology

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology

Formas

2019–2020

Transition of mesophilic anaerobic digesters to thermophilic conditions

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology

J. Gust. Richert stiftelse

2019–2022

Ideal Carbon Utilisation (ICU) in wastewater treatment - filtration and acidogenic fermentation

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology

Elin Ossiansson Water Environment Technology

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology

Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Svenskt Vatten

2019–2021

Metagenomic and transkription analyzes of partial nitration-anammox (PNA) processes in wastewater treatment

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology

Oskar Modin Water Environment Technology

Carolina Suarez Water Environment Technology

Formas

2 publications exist

2019–2021

Bioelectrochemical systems for sustainable wastewater management

Oskar Modin Water Environment Technology

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology

Anne Farewell University of Gothenburg

Jie Sun Quantum Device Physics

Formas

2 publications exist

2019–2020

Transition of mesophilic anaerobic digesters to thermophilic conditions

Oskar Modin Water Environment Technology

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology

Stiftelsen Längmanska kulturfonden

Gryaab

J. Gust. Richert stiftelse

2018–2020

Implementering av aerobt granulärt slam i Sverige - en fullskalestudie (AGNES II)

Jennifer Ekholm Water Environment Technology

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology

The Swedish Water & Wastewater Association

1 publication exists

2015–2017

Nitrogen removal from wastewater with anammox for low resource usage and small carbon footprint

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology

Formas

3 publications exist

2014–2018

The role of microbiol. biofilm communities for degradation of sprayed concr. in subsea tunnels

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology

Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA)

2 publications exist

2013–2014

High-throughput microbial community analysis of anacrobic ammonium oxidation (annammox) processes for nitrogen reMoval from the main wastewater stream

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology

Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning

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