It depends on the species of microorganism, e.g. some bacteria can't tolerate salt (sodium chloride), others have an absolute requirement for it. I suspect that what happens in a biological wastewater treatment process is that the environmental conditions (e.g. salinity) select for a sub-set of microbes that grow well under those conditions.
Published by Mike Dempsey, Managing Director, Advanced Bioprocess Development Ltd.
It depends on the species of microorganism, e.g. some bacteria can't tolerate salt (sodium chloride), others have an absolute requirement for it. I suspect that what happens in a biological wastewater treatment process is that the environmental conditions (e.g. salinity) select for a sub-set of microbes that grow well under those conditions.