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Li AH, Zhang BC, He ZW, Tang CC, Zhou AJ, Ren YX, Li Z, Wang A, Liu W. Roles of quorum-sensing molecules in methane production from anaerobic digestion aided by biochar. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 366:121867. [PMID: 39032259 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 06/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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Biochar has been used to enhance methane generation from anaerobic digestion through establishing direct interspecific electron transfer between microorganisms. However, the microbial communication is still inadequate, thereby limiting further methane production improvement contributed by biochar. This study investigated the roles of quorum-sensing molecules, acylated homoserine lactone (AHL), in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge aided by biochar. Results showed that the co-addition of separated biochar and AHL achieved best methane production performance, with the maximal methane yield of 154.7 mL/g volatile suspended solids, which increased by 51.9%, 47.2%, 17.9%, and 39.4% respectively compared to that of control, AHL-loaded biochar, sole AHL, and sole biochar groups. The reason was that the co-addition of separated biochar and AHL promoted the stages of hydrolysis and acidification, promoting the conversion of organic matters and short-chain fatty acids, and optimizing the accumulation of acetate acid. Moreover, the methanogenesis stage also performed best among experimental groups. Correspondingly, the highest activities of electron transfer and coenzyme F420 were obtained, with increase ratios of 33.2% and 27.2% respectively compared to that of control. Furthermore, biochar did more significant effects on the evolution of microbial communities than AHL, and the direct interspecific electron transfer between fermentative bacteria and methanogens were possibly promoted.
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- Ai-Hua Li
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Ma K, Wang W, Guo N, Wang X, Zhang J, Jiao Y, Cui Y, Cao Z. Unravelling the resilience of magnetite assisted granules to starvation and oxytetracycline stress. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 459:132285. [PMID: 37591174 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Starvation and antibiotics pollution are two frequent perturbations during breeding wastewater treatment process. Supplying magnetite into anaerobic system has been proved efficient to accelerate microbial aggregates and alleviate the adverse effect caused by process disturbance. Nevertheless, whether these magnetite-based granules are still superior over normal granules after a long-term starvation period remains unknown, the responsiveness of these granules to antibiotics stress is also ambiguous. In current study, we investigated the resilience of magnetite-based anaerobic granular sludge (AnGS) to starvation and oxytetracycline (OTC) stress, by unravelling the variations of reactor performance, sludge properties, ARGs dissemination and microbial community. Compared with the AnGS formed without magnetite, the magnetite assisted AnGS appeared more robust defense to starvation and OTC stress. With magnetite supplement, the average methane yield after starvation recovery, 50 mg/L and 200 mg/L OTC stress was enhanced by 48.95%, 115.87% and 488.41%, respectively, accompanied with less VFAs accumulation, improved tetracycline removal rate (76.3-86.6% vs. 51.0-53.5%) and higher ARGs reduction. Meanwhile, magnetite supplement effectively ameliorated the potential sludge breakage by triggering more large granules formation. Trichococcus was considered an important impetus in maintaining the stability of magnetite-based AnGS process. By inducing more syntrophic methanogenesis partnerships, especially for hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis, magnetite ensured the improved reactor performance and stronger resilience at stress conditions.
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- Kaili Ma
- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China; Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China; Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China; Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China; Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China; Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China; Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China; Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China; Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang 453000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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Jung H, Yu H, Lee C. Direct interspecies electron transfer enables anaerobic oxidation of sulfide to elemental sulfur coupled with CO 2-reducing methanogenesis. iScience 2023; 26:107504. [PMID: 37636045 PMCID: PMC10448109 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Electric syntrophy between fatty acid oxidizers and methanogens through direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) is essential for balancing acidogenesis and methanogenesis in anaerobic digestion. Promoting DIET using electrically conductive additives proved effective in enhancing methanogenesis; however, its possibility to affect other microbial redox reactions in methanogenic systems has been little studied. This study provides the first confirmation of the electro-syntrophic coupling of sulfide oxidation to S0 with CO2-reducing methanogenesis in sulfur-rich methanogenic cultures supplemented with conductive magnetite (100-700-nm particle size). The H2S content in biogas, initially exceeding 5000 ppmv, decreased to below 1 ppmv along with an accumulation of extracellular S0 (60-70 mg/L; initially <1 mg/L) at a magnetite dose of 20 mM Fe, while there were no significant changes in methane yield. A comprehensive polyphasic approach demonstrated that the S0 formation occurs through electro-syntrophic oxidation of sulfide coupled with CO2-reducing methanogenesis, involving Methanothrix as the dominant methanogen.
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- Heejung Jung
- Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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Feng L, He S, Gao Z, Zhao W, Jiang J, Zhao Q, Wei L. Mechanisms, performance, and the impact on microbial structure of direct interspecies electron transfer for enhancing anaerobic digestion-A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 862:160813. [PMID: 36502975 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) has been received tremendous attention, recently, due to the advantages of accelerating methane production via organics reduction during anaerobic digestion (AD) process. DIET-based syntrophic relationships not only occurred with the existence of pili and some proteins in the microorganism, but also can be conducted by conductive materials. Therefore, more researches into understanding and strengthening DIET-based syntrophy have been conducted with the aim of improving methanogenesis kinetics and further enhance methane productivity in AD systems. This study summarized the mechanisms, application and microbial structures of typical conductive materials (carbon-based materials and iron-based materials) during AD reactors operation. Meanwhile, detail analysis of studies on DIET (from substrates, dosage and effectiveness) via conductive materials was also presented in the study. Moreover, the challenges of applying conductive materials in boosting methane production were also proposed, which was supposed to provide a deep insight in DIET for full scale application.
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- Likui Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin 150090, China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin 150090, China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin 150090, China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin 150090, China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin 150090, China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin 150090, China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin 150090, China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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Guo X, Lai CY, Hartmann EM, Zhao HP. Heterotrophic denitrification: An overlooked factor that contributes to nitrogen removal in n-DAMO mixed culture. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 216:114802. [PMID: 36375502 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nitrate/nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-DAMO) has been recognized as a sustainable process for simultaneous removal of nitrogen and methane. The metabolisms of denitrifying anaerobic methanotrophs, including Candidatus Methanoperedens and Candidatus Methylomirabilis, have been well studied. However, potential roles of heterotrophs co-existing with these anaerobic methanotrophs are generally overlooked. In this study, we pulse-fed methane and nitrate into an anaerobic laboratory sequencing batch bioreactor and enriched a mixed culture with stable nitrate removal rate (NRR) of ∼28 mg NO3--N L-1 d-1. Microbial community analysis indicates abundant heterotrophs, e.g., Arenimonas (5.3%-18.9%) and Fimbriimonadales ATM1 (6.4%), were enriched together with denitrifying anaerobic methanotrophs Ca. Methanoperedens (10.8%-13.2%) and Ca. Methylomirabilis (27.4%-34.3%). The results of metagenomics and batch tests suggested that the denitrifying anaerobic methanotrophs were capable of generating methane-derived intermediates (i.e., formate and acetate), which were employed by non-methanotrophic heterotrophs for denitrification and biomass growth. These findings offer new insights into the roles of heterotrophs in n-DAMO mixed culture, which may help to optimize n-DAMO process for nitrogen removal from wastewater.
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- Xu Guo
- MOE Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, IL, 60208, USA
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- MOE Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Al Hasani Z, Kumar Nayak J, Alhimali H, Al-Mamun A. Enhancing methane production of co-digested food waste with granular activated carbon coated with nano zero-valent iron in an anaerobic digester. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 363:127832. [PMID: 36029986 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) possesses dual benefits of waste treatment and energy generation. The use of conductive additives in AD matrix has potential to improve process yield. Hence, the study aimed to investigate a thermophilic AD (TAD) inserted by granular activated carbon coated with nano zero-valent iron (GAC/nZVI) in the matrix and was operated for mono-digestion and co-digestion of cow manure with food wastes (rice and bread) to check the bioprocess improvement. The results were compared with the control TAD without conductive additives. Biogas production increased by 11 folds upon using GAC/nZVI addition compared to the control TAD. Moreover, the addition of GAC/nZVI increased the methane in biogas by 20.7 folds compared to control one. With GAC/nZVI, the maximum COD removal of 78.29% and 85.21% were noticed for co-digestion and mono digestion, respectively. Such improvement of TAD performance was due to easy bacterial communication and electron exchange through the conductive particles.
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- Zahra Al Hasani
- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khoud 123, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khoud 123, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khoud 123, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khoud 123, Muscat, Oman.
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Ma J, Pan J, Zhang Y, Yao Z, Yu J, Luo J, Shen R, Awasthi MK, Zhao L. Alleviating "inhibited steady-state" in anaerobic digestion of poultry manure by bentonite amendment: Performance evaluation and microbial mechanism. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 360:127519. [PMID: 35760244 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study systematically evaluated the effects of bentonite as a possible additive to alleviate the "inhibited steady-state" induced by ammonia and acid accumulation during anaerobic digestion. Continuous stirred tank reactors fed with poultry manure were operated at 35 ± 1 °C either with bentonite or not. The results demonstrate that bentonite amendment increased average specific methane production by 35% as suffered from steady-state at an organic loading rate of 6.25 g VS/L·d. 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing revealed that the relative abundance of electron-donating Sedimentibacter and Syntrophomonas, and electrophilic Methanosarcina was increased by 110%, 91%, and 49%, respectively. The genera were identified as crucial for alleviating "inhibited steady-state", through establishment of a more robust syntrophic pathway of methanogenic acetate degradation. The enhancement might result from the accelerated electron transfer by bentonite, which is qualified for serving as an exogenetic electron mediator due to containing abundant redox-active metal elements.
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- Junyi Ma
- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China.
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A new integrated single-chamber air-cathode microbial fuel cell - Anaerobic membrane bioreactor system for improving methane production and membrane fouling mitigation. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chen L, Fang W, Chang J, Liang J, Zhang P, Zhang G. Improvement of Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer via Adding Conductive Materials in Anaerobic Digestion: Mechanisms, Performances, and Challenges. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:860749. [PMID: 35432222 PMCID: PMC9005980 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.860749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Anaerobic digestion is an effective and sustainable technology for resource utilization of organic wastes. Recently, adding conductive materials in anaerobic digestion to promote direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) has become a hot topic, which enhances the syntrophic conversion of various organics to methane. This review comprehensively summarizes the recent findings of DIET mechanisms with different mediating ways. Meanwhile, the influence of DIET on anaerobic digestion performance and the underlying mechanisms of how DIET mediated by conductive materials influences the lag phase, methane production, and system stability are systematically explored. Furthermore, current challenges such as the unclear biological mechanisms, influences of non-DIET mechanisms, limitations of organic matters syntrophically oxidized by way of DIET, and problems in practical application of DIET mediated by conductive materials are discussed in detail. Finally, the future research directions for practical application of DIET are outlined.
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- Le Chen
- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.,Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.,Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.,Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.,Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.,Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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Yan W, Xu H, Lu D, Zhou Y. Effects of sludge thermal hydrolysis pretreatment on anaerobic digestion and downstream processes: mechanism, challenges and solutions. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 344:126248. [PMID: 34743996 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Thermal hydrolysis pretreatment (THP), as a step prior to sludge anaerobic digestion (AD), is widely applied due to its effectiveness in enhancing organic solids hydrolysis and subsequent biogas productivity. However, THP also induces a series of problems including formation of refractory compounds in THP cylinder, high residual ammonia and organic in the AD centrate, inhibition on downstream nitrogen removal process and reduction in UV-disinfection effectiveness during post-treatment. More attention should be paid on how to mitigate these negative effects. Despite intensive studies were carried out to reduce refractory compounds formation and enhance biological performance, there is limited effort to discuss the solutions to tackle the THP associated problems in a holistic manner. This paper summarizes the solutions developed to date and analyzes their technology readiness to assess application potential in full-scale settings. The content highlights the limitations of THP and proposes potential solutions to address the technological challenges.
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- Wangwang Yan
- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.
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Chatzipanagiotou KR, Jourdin L, Bitter H, Strik D. Concentration-dependent effects of nickel doping on activated carbon biocathodes. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy02151f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In microbial electrosynthesis (MES), microorganisms grow on a cathode electrode as biofilm, or in the catholyte as planktonic biomass, and utilize CO2 for their growth and metabolism. Modification of the...
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Kang X, Liu Y. Performance and mechanism of conductive magnetite particle-enhanced excess sludge anaerobic digestion for biogas recovery. RSC Adv 2021; 11:35559-35566. [PMID: 35493163 PMCID: PMC9043222 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06236k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of magnetite particles on the anaerobic digestion of excess sludge. The results showed that methane production increased with the increase in magnetite dosage in the range of 0–5 g L−1, and the cumulative methane production increased by 50.1% at a magnetite dosage of 5 g L−1 compared with the blank reactor after 20 days. Simultaneously, numerous volatile fatty acids (VFAs) were produced at high magnetite dosages, providing the required substrates for methanogenesis. The concentration of magnetite addition was positively correlated with methane production, which proved that magnetite was beneficial for the promotion of the conversion of VFAs to methane. Moreover, the degradation efficiencies of proteins and carbohydrates reached 64% and 52.6% at the magnetite dosage of 5 g L−1, respectively, and corresponding activities of protease and coenzyme F420 were 9.03 IU L−1 and 1.652 μmol L−1. In addition, the Methanosaeta and Methanoregula genus were enriched by magnetite, which often participate in direct interspecies electron transfer as electron acceptors. Magnetite particles were applied to excess sludge anaerobic digestion. The methane production and sludge reduction were related to magnetite particle dosage, and the Methanosaeta and Methanoregula involved in the electron transfer were enriched.![]()
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- Xiaorong Kang
- School of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology Nanjing 211167 PR China +86-18795465873
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- School of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 PR China
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Maeda T, Sabidi S, Sanchez-Torres V, Hoshiko Y, Toya S. Engineering anaerobic digestion via optimizing microbial community: effects of bactericidal agents, quorum sensing inhibitors, and inorganic materials. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:7607-7618. [PMID: 34542684 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11536-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge (SS) is one of the effective ways to reduce the waste generated from human life activities. To date, there are many reports to improve or repress methane production during the anaerobic digestion of SS. In the anaerobic digestion process, many microorganisms work positively or negatively, and as a result of their microbe-to-microbe interaction and regulation, methane production increases or decreases. In other words, understanding the complex control mechanism among the microorganisms and identifying the strains that are key to increase or decrease methane production are important for promoting the advanced production of bioenergy and beneficial compounds. In this mini-review, the literature on methane production in anaerobic digestion has been summarized based on the results of antibiotic addition, quorum sensing control, and inorganic substance addition. By optimizing the activity of microbial groups in SS, methane or acetate can be highly produced. KEY POINTS: • Bactericidal agents such as an antibiotic alter microbial community for enhanced CH4 production. • Bacterial interaction via quorum sensing is one of the key points for biofilm and methane production. • Anaerobic digestion can be altered in the presence of several inorganic materials.
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- Toshinari Maeda
- Department of Biological Functions Engineering, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, 808-0196, Japan.
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- Department of Biological Functions Engineering, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, 808-0196, Japan
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- Escuela de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Industrial de Santander, A.A. 678, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
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- Department of Biological Functions Engineering, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, 808-0196, Japan
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- Department of Biological Functions Engineering, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, 808-0196, Japan
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Liu Y, Li X, Wu S, Tan Z, Yang C. Enhancing anaerobic digestion process with addition of conductive materials. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 278:130449. [PMID: 34126684 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion is widely used for the treatment of wastewater for its low costs and bioenergy production, but the performances of anaerobic digestion often need improving in practical applications. The addition of conductive materials could lead to direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) among the anaerobic microorganisms, and consequently enhance the efficiencies of anaerobic digestion. In this paper, the effects of DIET via conductive materials on chemical organic demand (COD) removal, volatile fatty acid (VFA) consumption and methane production were reviewed. The reports on the increase of conductive microorganisms due to the addition of conductive materials were discussed. Results regarding activities of microorganisms and morphology and properties of sludge were described and commented, and future research needs were also proposed which included better understanding of the roles of DIET in each step of anaerobic digestion, mechanisms of metabolism of pollutants in DIET-established systems and inhibition of excessive dosage of conductive materials.
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- Yiwei Liu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong, 525000, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong, 525000, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong, 525000, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong, 525000, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong, 525000, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China; Hunan Provincial Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Organic Pollution Control of Urban Water and Wastewater, Changsha, Hunan, 410001, China.
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Du Q, Mu Q, Wu G. Metagenomic and bioanalytical insights into quorum sensing of methanogens in anaerobic digestion systems with or without the addition of conductive filter. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 763:144509. [PMID: 33373788 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Understanding microbial interactions in the methanogenesis system through quorum sensing (QS) is very important for system optimization. Known QS genes were collected and classified into seven groups based on the signal molecules, which were used for constructing a hierarchical quorum sensing database (QSDB). QSDB containing 39,981 QS genes of seven QS groups was constructed and QS genes were analyzed with QSDB. Methanogen genomes were aligned with QSDB and acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) system was predicted as the most probable QS system. This database was further applied to analyze QS in methanogens from two upflow anaerobic sludge blanket-anaerobic filter hybrid reactors with conductive filter (CFB) and nonconductive filter (SEP), and a control without filter (CON). The maximum COD degradation rates in CFB (722.2 ± 10.1 mg/L·h) was elevated by 42.9% compared to CON (505.4 ± 5.98 mg/L·h). Metagenomic sequencing revealed Methanosaeta, Methanobacterium, and Methanosarcina were dominant, and the abundances was 4.3 times higher in the sludge of CFB compared to CON. The overall abundance of QS genes was CFB > SEP > CON, and AHLs were the most abundant group of QS genes. The filI/filR system, a luxI/luxR homolog, was firstly detected in methanogens, showing a high abundance in the CFB (0.085%) compared to in the CON (0.058%). The concentration of AHL molecules in CFB biofilms (0.04%) was about four times that in the CON (0.01%). Syntrophobacter and Smithella were the two major syntrophic bacteria of methanogens, and their abundances were positively correlated with methanogens. In addition, Syntrophobacter and Smithella harbored QS RpfB (component of the diffusible signal factor system) and PDE (component of cyclic di-GMP system). This study provides useful guidance for deeply understanding of QS in anaerobic digestion systems.
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- Qing Du
- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China.
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Du J, Yin Q, Gu M, Wu G. New insights into the effect of ethanol and volatile fatty acids proportions on methanogenic activities and pathways. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 194:110644. [PMID: 33358876 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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During anaerobic digestion, methanogenic activities and pathways can be affected by intermediates. Here, the effects of intermediates acetate, propionate, and ethanol on methanogenesis were investigated. Four anaerobic sequencing batch reactors were acclimated with propionate (ASBR_P), ethanol/propionate (ASBR_EP), acetate/propionate (ASBR_AP), and ethanol/acetate/propionate (ASBR_EAP). Ethanol was the easiest one to be biodegraded, thereby enhancing the maximum methane production rate and shortening the lag phase, while the longest acclimation time and lowest methane production rate were observed in ASBR_P. Different microbial communities and syntrophic patterns existed in four reactors. Desulfovibrio and Geobacter were the dominant ethanol-oxidizing bacteria in ASBR_EP and ASBR_EAP, respectively. Both Desulfovibrio and Geobacter possessed the potential of extracellular electron transfer, which might be the advantage of ethanol dosage for enhancing methanogenesis through direct interspecies electron transfer. Methanosarcina was enriched in ASBR_P and ASBR_AP, while Methanosaeta in ASBR_EP and ASBR_EAP. Genes responsible for acetoclastic methanogenesis were significantly enriched in ASBR_EAP, possibly resulting in the highest methanogenic activity from acetate. Results from this study will advance the optimization of practical anaerobic systems, which can be achieved by regulating the intermediates with different fermenting pathways.
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- Jin Du
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Kang HJ, Lee SH, Lim TG, Park JH, Kim B, Buffière P, Park HD. Recent advances in methanogenesis through direct interspecies electron transfer via conductive materials: A molecular microbiological perspective. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 322:124587. [PMID: 33358582 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Conductive materials can serve as biocatalysts during direct interspecies electron transfer for methanogenesis in anaerobic reactors. However, the mechanism promoting direct interspecies electron transfer in anaerobic reactors, particularly under environments in which diverse substrates and microorganisms coexist, remains to be elucidated from a scientific or an engineering point of view. Currently, many molecular microbiological approaches are employed to understand the fundamentals of this phenomenon. Here, the direct interspecies electron transfer mechanisms and relevant microorganisms identified to date using molecular microbiological methods were critically reviewed. Moreover, molecular microbiological methods for direct interspecies electron transfer used in previous studies and important findings thus revealed were analyzed. This review will help us better understand the phenomena of direct interspecies electron transfer using conductive materials and offer a framework for future molecular microbiological studies.
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- Hyun-Jin Kang
- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Sustainable Technology and Wellness R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Jeju-si, South Korea
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- DEEP Laboratory, Université de Lyon, INSA Lyon, Lyon, France
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- DEEP Laboratory, Université de Lyon, INSA Lyon, Lyon, France
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Ma W, Li J, Zhong D, Ge X, Li K, Dai C, Gao Y. New insights into enhanced anaerobic degradation of coal gasification wastewater (CGW) with the assistance of magnetite nanoparticles. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 262:127872. [PMID: 32791370 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) was firstly used to enhance pollutants removal during coal gasification wastewater (CGW) treatment in anaerobic digestion (AD) system. Bench-scale results revealed that 200 mg/L and 20-40 nm of Fe3O4 NPs addition resulted in a maximum removal capacity of total phenol (TPh) at a temperature of 36 °C and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 36 h. Meanwhile, Fe3O4 NPs addition reduced the oxidation reduction potential (ORP) values and biological toxicity, and enhanced the stability of AD system. Pilot-scale results showed that the TPh and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency (53% and 49%) were obtained with the optimal dosage of Fe3O4 NPs. Moreover, electron nanowires may be established with Fe3O4 NPs assisted to perform direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) among Geobacter, Pseudomonas and Methanosaeta species, and finally enhanced the pollutants removal efficiency.
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- Wencheng Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, P.R. China.
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- Tianjin Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute, Tianjin 300000, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, P.R. China
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- School of Hydraulic and Electric Power, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150090, P.R. China
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- Jilin Zhong Yuan Architectural and Municipal Engineering Design Co., Ltd, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
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Zhou N, Wang T, Chen S, Hu Q, Cheng X, Sun D, Vupputuri S, Qiu B, Liu H, Guo Z. Conductive polyaniline hydrogel enhanced methane production from anaerobic wastewater treatment. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 581:314-322. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.07.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zhao Z, Li Y, Zhang Y, Lovley DR. Sparking Anaerobic Digestion: Promoting Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer to Enhance Methane Production. iScience 2020; 23:101794. [PMID: 33294801 PMCID: PMC7695907 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Anaerobic digestion was one of the first bioenergy strategies developed, yet the interactions of the microbial community that is responsible for the production of methane are still poorly understood. For example, it has only recently been recognized that the bacteria that oxidize organic waste components can forge electrical connections with methane-producing microbes through biologically produced, protein-based, conductive circuits. This direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) is faster than interspecies electron exchange via diffusive electron carriers, such as H2. DIET is also more resilient to perturbations such as increases in organic load inputs or toxic compounds. However, with current digester practices DIET rarely predominates. Improvements in anaerobic digestion associated with the addition of electrically conductive materials have been attributed to increased DIET, but experimental verification has been lacking. This deficiency may soon be overcome with improved understanding of the diversity of microbes capable of DIET, which is leading to molecular tools for determining the extent of DIET. Here we review the microbiology of DIET, suggest molecular strategies for monitoring DIET in anaerobic digesters, and propose approaches for re-engineering digester design and practices to encourage DIET.
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- Zhiqiang Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9298, USA
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- School of Ocean Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9298, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Electrobiomaterials Institute, Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9298, USA
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Liu J, Zhang L, Zhang P, Zhou Y. Quorum quenching altered microbial diversity and activity of anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) and enhanced methane generation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 315:123862. [PMID: 32702577 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A facultative bacterium Microbacterium sp. (QQ strain) was found significantly mitigated membrane biofouling and also increased methane production. It was found genera Nitrospira, norank-c-Bacterodetes vadinHA17, Trichococcus and family Anaerolineaceae were likely responsible for membrane biofouling. The presence of QQ strain increased the total abundance of fermentative and acetogenic genera by 0.61% and 379.61%, respectively, but had a minor effect on the abundance of methanogens. The increased methane production was likely due to the strengthened methanogenic activity and more available substrates. Homo-acetogenic Treponema was enriched (9.01%) in the presence of QQ strain suggesting that apart from hydrogenotrophic methanogenic pathway, extra CH4 could be also produced from the additional acetate synthesized via homo-acetogenic pathway. This study advances knowledge about the effects of QQ strain on microbial communities, microbiota biofouling behavior and anaerobic fermentation process in AnMBRs.
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- Jianbo Liu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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Xie S, Li X, Wang C, Kulandaivelu J, Jiang G. Enhanced anaerobic digestion of primary sludge with additives: Performance and mechanisms. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 316:123970. [PMID: 32791460 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion of primary sludge with different additives, namely nano magnetite, graphite powder, activated carbon powder and NiCl2/CoCl2, were evaluated by biomethane potential tests, kinetics modelling and microbial community analysis. Specific methane yields increased from 136 mL/g VS for primary sludge to 146 mL/g VS, 151 mL/g VS, and 152 mL/g VS for the addition of nano magnetite, graphite powder, and activated carbon powder at optimal dosages, respectively. The first order hydrolysis constant kh increased from 0.488 d-1 to 0.526 d-1, 0.622 d-1, and 0.724 d-1, respectively. Microbial community analysis revealed that the abundance of key bacterial and archaeal populations was positively correlated with hydrolysis and methane production. The enhanced methane production with activated carbon powder was due to shifting methane formation pathway from acetoclastic to hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis. In contrast, nano magnetite and graphite powder additives enhanced the direct interspecies electron transfer evidenced by increased abundance of Methanosaeta and Methanolinea.
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- Sihuang Xie
- School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University of Arts and Science, Sichuan, China
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- School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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Yin Q, Gu M, Hermanowicz SW, Hu H, Wu G. Potential interactions between syntrophic bacteria and methanogens via type IV pili and quorum-sensing systems. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 138:105650. [PMID: 32182450 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Interspecies electron transfer plays an important role in syntrophic methanogenesis. Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) between syntrophic oxidizers and methanogens via conductive pili has been only confirmed in some specific co-cultures. This study examined potential syntrophic cooperation via type IV pili and quorum sensing between widespread syntrophic bacteria and methanogens through a metagenomic analysis of 12 anaerobic sludge samples. We found that Methanosaeta and Methanosarcina, which are reported to have DIET ability, were dominant in most methanogenic samples. Putative conductive pili genes were found in some typical syntrophic bacteria, which has rarely been reported previously. The existence of diverse quorum-sensing genes suggested that various quorum-sensing systems might participate in the communication of anaerobic microorganisms. Specifically, the diffusible signal factor and 3'-5' cyclic diguanosine monophosphate related genes were mainly assigned to syntrophic bacteria. These results suggest that the combined regulation of these signals might be responsible for the biosynthesis of type IV pili and affect syntrophic interaction during methanogenesis. These novel results provide fresh evidence to support the widespread existence of DIET in anaerobic methanogenic systems; therefore, regulating the quorum-sensing system may promote syntrophic interaction.
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- Qidong Yin
- Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (MARC) of Shenzhen, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (MARC) of Shenzhen, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China.
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Wu Y, Wang S, Liang D, Li N. Conductive materials in anaerobic digestion: From mechanism to application. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 298:122403. [PMID: 31761622 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is an effective strategy combined advantages of maintaining the global carbon flux and efficient energy conversion. Various conductive materials (CMs) have been applied in anaerobic digesters to improve the performance of anaerobic fermentation and methanogenesis, including carbon-based CMs and metal-based CMs. Generally, CMs facilitated the AD thermodynamically and kinetically because they triggered more efficient syntrophic metabolism to increase electron capture capability and accelerate reaction rate as well as enhance the performance of AD stages (hydrolysis-acidification, methanogenesis). Besides, adding CMs into anaerobic digester is benefit to dealing with the deteriorating AD, which induced from temperature variation, acidified working condition, higher H2 partial pressure, etc. However, few CMs exhibited inhibition on AD, including ferrihydrite, magnesium oxide, silver nanoparticles and carbon black. Inhibition comes from a series of complex factors, such as substrate competition, direct inhibition from Fe(III), Fe(III) reduction of methanogens, toxic effects to microorganisms and mass transfer limitation.
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- Yu Wu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 135 Yaguan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 135 Yaguan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 135 Yaguan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 135 Yaguan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Yan W, Qian T, Soh YNA, Zhou Y. Micro-level evaluation of organic compounds transformation in anaerobic digestion under feast and famine conditions assisted by iron-based materials - Revealing the true mechanism of AD enhancement. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 135:105362. [PMID: 31830729 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Conductive materials have been applied to assist syntrophic metabolism in anaerobic digestion. However, their role in the transformation of organic compounds, particularly recalcitrant compounds, has not been revealed. In this study, iron-based materials - magnetite nanoparticles and Fe2+- were employed to explore their effects on the transformation of different organic matters in anaerobic system. Prompted methane production rates and quantity in iron-based materials groups were found due to the improved solubilization of organic particles, enhanced degradation of recalcitrant compounds, and maintained microbial activity under substrate-limited conditions. Specifically, the proportion of the reducing functional groups (C-C/H or CC) and O/C ratio were always significantly lower in iron-based materials supplemented groups (Fe groups) compared to Control group, despite hydrolysis was greatly enhanced in Fe groups. The greater dehydrogenation oxidation was confirmed in the presence of iron-based materials. The remaining humic-like substances (HS), a typical type of recalcitrant compound, was about 2.5 times higher in Control group (221.2 ± 5.3 mg/L-C) compared to Fe groups after 30 days degradation. By tracking the aromaticity of HS and individual compounds at molecular level, this study reveals that iron-based materials were more effective in stimulating the degradation of aliphatic moieties than the aromatic moieties of recalcitrant compounds. When readily biodegradable substrates were limited, Fe groups continued methane generation by using recalcitrant compounds (e.g. thiethylperazine and fluvoxamino acid) as carbon source, and the microbial activity was maintained according to higher relative abundance of protonated nitrogen and continuous methanogenesis activity at starvation phase.
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- Wangwang Yan
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore; Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141 Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141 Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141 Singapore
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore; Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141 Singapore.
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Xu H, Chang J, Wang H, Liu Y, Zhang X, Liang P, Huang X. Enhancing direct interspecies electron transfer in syntrophic-methanogenic associations with (semi)conductive iron oxides: Effects and mechanisms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 695:133876. [PMID: 31756846 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion is an effective biological treatment process that produces methane by degrading organic compounds in waste/wastewater. It is a complicated microbial process by metabolic interactions among different types of microorganisms. In this process, efficient interspecies electron transfer between secondary fermenting bacteria and methanogens is the critical process for fast and effective methanogenesis. In syntrophic metabolism, hydrogen or formate has been considered as the conventional electron carrier transferring electrons from secondary fermenting bacteria to hydrogenotrophic methanogens. Recently, direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) without the involvement of dissolved redox mediators is arousing great concerns and has been regarded as a more efficient and thermodynamically favorable interspecies electron transfer pathway for methanogenesis. Interspecies electron exchange through DIET is accomplished via the membrane-bound cytochromes or conductive pili. Several kinds of exogenously-added conductive or semiconductive iron oxides have been discovered to greatly enhance anaerobic methanogenesis through promoting DIET. Different (semi)conductive iron oxides give a boost to DIET through different mechanisms based on the physicochemical properties of the iron oxides and the reciprocal interactions between iron oxides and functional microorganisms. In this review, the current understanding of interspecies electron transfer in syntrophic-methanogenic consortions is summarized, the effects and deep-rooted mechanisms of (semi)conductive iron oxides on methanogenesis and DIET are discussed, and possible future perspectives and development directions are suggested for DIET via (semi)conductive iron oxides in anaerobic digestion.
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- Hui Xu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Yin Q, Wu G. Advances in direct interspecies electron transfer and conductive materials: Electron flux, organic degradation and microbial interaction. Biotechnol Adv 2019; 37:107443. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.107443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Yan W, Zhou Y. The presence of ferrihydrite enhances greenhouse gas-methane emission in the environment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 688:462-469. [PMID: 31252246 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Aquatic system is the major source of atmospheric methane. This study explored the influences of ferrihydrite, which is widely existed in natural aquatic system, on methane emission. Results showed that the presence of ferrihydrite led to 26.4% more methane emission. By tracking the transformation of organic compounds, it is revealed that the enhanced methane emission was attributed to greater hydrolysis and degradation of refractory compounds. More specifically, the remaining humic-like substances (HS) in ferrihydrite group (46.4 mg/L-C) were only half of that in control group (80.1 g/L-C) after 30-day incubation. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectrum confirmed the more active oxidation of organics occurred in ferrihydrite group. It was also found that ferrihydrite aided in sustaining microbial activity at stationary and starvation phases. Further study on microbial communities found that ferrihydrite promoted the enrichment of both functional and electroactive genera. This study provides insights into the greenhouse gas emission in natural environment.
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- Wangwang Yan
- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141 Singapore, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141 Singapore, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore, Singapore.
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Xiao Y, Yaohari H, Zhou Z, Sze CC, Stuckey DC. Autoinducer-2-mediated quorum sensing partially regulates the toxic shock response of anaerobic digestion. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 158:94-105. [PMID: 31022531 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study discovered a strong correlation between the autoinducer-2 (AI-2)-mediated quorum sensing (QS) with the performance of a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor during its recovery from a pentachlorophenol (PCP) shock: a decrease in AI-2 levels coincided with a reduction in volatile fatty acid concentrations, and corresponded significantly to a decrease in the relative abundance of Firmicutes, and to an increase in the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes and Synergistetes. Further batch experiments with the addition of an AI-2-regulating Escherichia coli mutant culture showed that a reduction in AI-2 levels resulted in the highest biogas production rate during a PCP shock. In contrast, an increase in AI-2 levels via addition of the E. coli wild type strain or an AI-2 precursor showed no obvious effects on biogas production. These results suggest that the AI-2 level in anaerobic sludge was governed primarily by Firmicutes, and the AI-2-mediated QS partially regulates the toxic shock response of anaerobic sludge via tuning the activities of Firmicutes and Synergistetes. A decrease in the AI-2 level might reduce acetogenesis and favor hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis, thus resulting in less VFA accumulation and higher methane production during the PCP shock. This study is the first of this type that exploits the role of quorum sensing in the toxic shock response of anaerobic sludge; it demonstrates a novel approach to shortening the recovery period of anaerobic processes via manipulating the AI-2-mediated QS.
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- Yeyuan Xiao
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shantou University, 515063, China; Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre (AEBC), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Centre (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre (AEBC), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Centre (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre (AEBC), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Centre (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre (AEBC), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Centre (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore; School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre (AEBC), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Centre (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore; Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Impacts of environmental factors on microbial diversity, distribution patterns and syntrophic correlation in anaerobic processes. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:603-614. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-019-01627-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mei R, Nobu MK, Narihiro T, Yu J, Sathyagal A, Willman E, Liu WT. Novel Geobacter species and diverse methanogens contribute to enhanced methane production in media-added methanogenic reactors. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 147:403-412. [PMID: 30336343 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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To determine whether the addition of conductive materials could enhance methane production by direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET), we operated three anaerobic reactors amended with non-conductive (ceramic) or conductive materials (anthracite and granular activated carbon (GAC)). Throughout eight months of operation, ethanol was consistently detected as the major fermentation product. The specific yield in the anthracite and GAC-added reactors increased by 31.5% and 43.3%, respectively, compared to the ceramic-added reactor. 16S rRNA gene sequencing results indicated Geobacter was dominant (up to 55% of total sequences), whereas acids-degrading syntrophic bacteria were low in abundance (<2%). Using metagenomic analysis, the draft genome of the dominant Geobacter population (bin GAC1) was reconstructed and observed to possess genetic abilities of ethanol oxidation, hydrogen production, and extracellular electron transfer, and represented a phylogenetically novel Geobacter species. While Methanosaeta was the dominant methanogen, reactors containing conductive materials harbored more diverse and abundant archaeal populations, as revealed by FISH, qPCR, and metagenomics. Our findings suggested that a novel Geobacter population could oxidize ethanol and employed both hydrogen transfer and DIET depending on the accessibility of conductive materials. Thermodynamic advantages of DIET over hydrogen production could lead to enhanced methane production in reactors with conductive materials.
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- Ran Mei
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- PepsiCo Research and Development, Hawthorne, NY, USA
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- PepsiCo Research and Development, Hawthorne, NY, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
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Yin Q, He K, Echigo S, Wu G, Zhan X, Hu H. Ferroferric Oxide Significantly Affected Production of Soluble Microbial Products and Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Anaerobic Methanogenesis Reactors. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2376. [PMID: 30356728 PMCID: PMC6189335 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Conductive materials facilitate direct interspecies electron transfer between acidogens and methanogens during methane (CH4) production. Soluble microbial products (SMP) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by microorganisms might act as the electron shuttle between microorganisms and conductive materials. In this study, effects of conductive ferroferric oxide (Fe3O4) on anaerobic treatment process and the production of SMP and EPS were investigated. The maximum CH4 production rate was enhanced by 23.3% with the dosage of Fe3O4. The concentrations of proteins, polysaccharides, and humic substances in tightly bound EPS (T-EPS) were promoted, suggesting that extracellular metabolisms were induced by conductive materials. Distribution of potential electron shuttles such as quinone-like substances, flavins, aromatic amino acids, and dipeptides in SMP and EPS phases were comprehensively investigated and these electron shuttles were significantly affected by Fe3O4. Dipeptides consisting of phenylalanine were widely detected in T-EPS of the Fe3O4 reactor, indicating a potential different extracellular electron exchange pattern with the addition of conductive materials.
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- Qidong Yin
- Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen, China.,Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control of Shenzhen, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
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- Research Center for Environmental Quality Management, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Public Health, Wako, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control of Shenzhen, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen, China
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Wang Z, Yin Q, Gu M, He K, Wu G. Enhanced azo dye Reactive Red 2 degradation in anaerobic reactors by dosing conductive material of ferroferric oxide. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2018; 357:226-234. [PMID: 29890419 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Effect of dosing ferroferric oxide (Fe3O4) on the anaerobic treatment of azo dye Reactive Red 2 (RR2) was investigated in two anaerobic sequencing batch reactors (ASBRs). System performance, dye degradation pathways, and microbial activities and structure were examined. The addition of Fe3O4 significantly improved treatment efficiency, with the removal efficiency of RR2 increased by 116%, the maximum methane (CH4) yield potential and the peak CH4 production rate improved by 7.7% and 22.3%, and the lag phase shortened by 39.6%, respectively. The activity of the electron transport system was significantly enhanced by dosing Fe3O4, with the maximum value increased by 77% and conductivity of the anaerobic sludge increased by 178%. According to the proposed pathway for the degradation of RR2, the degradation products from complete cleavage of the NN bond in RR2 were obtained at the presence of Fe3O4, while were absent without Fe3O4. At high initial dye concentrations, the dosage of Fe3O4 alleviated the inhibition to microbes by RR2, and high degradation rate and removal efficiency were maintained. The microbial community structure changed during the long-term acclimation with the dosage of Fe3O4. Paludibacter, Trichococcus and Methanosarcina were predominant and their relative abundances increased with the addition of Fe3O4.
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- Zhongzhong Wang
- Guangdong Province Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Province Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Province Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Research Centre for Environmental Quality Management, Kyoto University, 1-2 Yumihama, Otsu, Shiga 520-0811, Japan
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- Guangdong Province Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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Xing L, Yang S, Yin Q, Xie S, Strong PJ, Wu G. Effects of carbon source on methanogenic activities and pathways incorporating metagenomic analysis of microbial community. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 244:982-988. [PMID: 28847093 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, the effects of four types of organic compounds (tryptone, acetate/propionate, glucose and ethanol) on methanogenesis, electron transfer processes and microbial community structure were examined. When tryptone and acetate/propionate were used, the dominant methanogenic pathway was aceticlastic methanogenesis and Methanosarcina was the most abundant methanogen. When glucose or ethanol were provided as the external carbon source, the aceticlastic and hydrogenotrophic pathways were utilised simultaneously, and Methanosarcina and Methanobacterium were enriched. However, the reactor fed with glucose was prone to acidification because volatile fatty acids accumulated in the medium, which inhibited methane synthesis. Geobacter was dominant in the reactor fed with ethanol and 45% of genes encoding pili synthesis were attributable to Geobacter, indicating that direct interspecies electron transfer may be a possible mechanism during syntrophic methanogenesis.
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- Lizhen Xing
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, Shandong, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (MARC) of Shenzhen, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Strategic Water Infrastructure Laboratory, School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2432, 2 George St, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (MARC) of Shenzhen, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China.
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