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Wang P, Lu B, Chai X. The adaptive regulation mechanism of Anammox granule sludge under calcium ions stress: Defense modes transformation. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 263:122093. [PMID: 39096809 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122093] [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: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
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Anammox granular sludge (AnGS) has received considerable attention due to its low carbon footprint (less aeration energy and carbon source consumption) and high biomass density, but growth rate and stability are still the bottlenecks of AnGS process. Calcium ion (Ca2+) is essential for the growth of anaerobic ammonium oxidation bacteria (AnAOB) and plays an important role in the formation and stability of AnGS. Response of AnGS to Ca2+ under different concentrations was comprehensively investigated by multi-spectral and metagenomics analysis in four aspects: nitrogen removal performance, surface morphology, extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) composition and characterization, and microbial community. The nitrogen removal efficiency was significantly enhanced at appropriate Ca2+ concentration (2 mmol/L), owning to the more favorable morphology and functional microbial composition of AnGS. However, the nitrogen removal performance of AnGS declined with the Ca2+concentration increased from 2 to 8 mmol/L, due to the negative effects of excess Ca2+on EPS, mass transfer efficiency, and functional microorganisms. Meanwhile, an unexpected slight "rebound" of nitrogen removal efficiency was observed at Ca2+ = 6 mmol/L and attributed to the defense mode transformation of AnGS (from "ion stabilization" to "precipitate shield" modes) against excess Ca2+ stress. Based on the findings, the response mechanism of AnGS to Ca2+ with different concentrations was established. Our results enhanced the understanding of the interaction between AnGS and Ca2+, which may be valuable for filling the theoretical gap in enhancing the granulation and stability of AnGS and providing a reference for the practical operation of the AnGS process.
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- Pengcheng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Qi R, Qian C, Li Y, Wang Y. Biofilm formation on MgFe-LDH@quartz sand as novel wetland substrate under varied C/N ratios for BDE-47 removal. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 361:124779. [PMID: 39168436 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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Layered double hydroxide (LDH)-coated substrates could enhance the removal of various wastewater-born pollutants. However, research on biofilms attached to LDH-coatings and their synergistic purification effects on strongly hydrophobic persistent organic pollutants (POPs) remains limited. This study aims to investigate biofilm formation on MgFe-LDH@quartz sand and its effectiveness in removing tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47), an emerging halogenated POP in municipal wastewater. Under different C/N ratios (3, 5, and 10), BDE-47 removal rates ranged from 28.0% to 41.6% after 72 h. The optimal performance was achieved with LDH coating at C/N = 5, when substrate biofilm reached its highest extracelluar polymer substances (EPS) content, dehydrogenase activity and relative hydrophobicity. Moreover, distinct distribution patterns of EPS components' fluorescence peaks were observed in the LDH-coating treatment using three dimensional excitation-emission matrix (3D-EEM). While substrate adsorption was the primary mechanism for BDE-47 removal, accounting for 59.6%-83.4% of the total, biofilm adsorption and degradation contributed a relatively lower amount, ranging from 11.5% to 21.4%, and were more dependent on the C/N ratio. Notably, the maximum carrying capacity of protein predicted by the logistic growth model exhibited a strong positive correlation with the total BDE-47 removal rate (R2 = 0.82, p < 0.05), highlighting the importance of biofilm extracelluar proteins.
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- Rao Qi
- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, No. 388 Lumo Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, No. 388 Lumo Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, No. 388 Lumo Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, No. 388 Lumo Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430074, PR China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Systematic Water Pollution Control, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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Naufal M, Wu JH. Chemomixoautotrophy and stress adaptation of anammox bacteria: A review. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 257:121663. [PMID: 38669739 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121663] [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: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (anammox) bacteria, which were first discovered nearly three decades ago, are crucial for treating ammonium-containing wastewater. Studies have reported on the biochemical nitrogen conversion process and the physiological, phylogenic, and ecological features of anammox bacteria. For a long time, anammox bacteria were assumed to have a lithoautotrophic lifestyle. However, recent studies have suggested the functional versatility of anammox bacteria. Genome-based analysis and experiments with enrichment cultures have demonstrated the association of the metabolic activities of anammox bacteria with different stress conditions, revealing the importance of utilizing specific organic substances, including organoautotrophy, for growth and adaptation to stress conditions. Our understanding regarding the utilization and metabolism of organic substances and their associations with anammox reactions in anammox bacteria is growing but still incomplete. In this review, we summarize the effect of the utilization of organic substances by anammox bacteria under environmental stress conditions, emphasizing their potential organoautotrophic activity and metabolic flexibility. Although most anammox bacteria may utilize specific organic substances, Ca. Brocadia exhibited the highest level of mixoautotrophic activity. The environmental factors that substantially affect the organoautotrophic activities of anammox bacteria were also examined. This review provides a new perspective on the organoautotrophic capacity of anammox bacteria.
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- Muhammad Naufal
- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, East District, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, East District, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan.
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Li Y, Pan Z, Liao J, Dai R, Lin JG, Ling J, Xu Y. Micro-aeration and low influent C/N are key environmental factors for achieving ANAMMOX in livestock farming wastewater treatment plants. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 253:120141. [PMID: 38377919 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120141] [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: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX)-mediated system is a cost-effective green nitrogen removal process. However, there are few examples of successful application of this advanced wastewater denitrification process in wastewater treatment plants, and the understanding of how to implement anaerobic ammonia oxidation process in full-scale is still limited. In this study, it was found that the abundance of anaerobic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB) in the two livestock wastewater plants named J1 and J2, respectively, showed diametrically opposed trends of waxing and waning with time. The microbial communities of the activated sludge in the two plants at different time were sampled and analyzed by high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA genes. Structural equation models (SEMs) were used to reveal the key factors affecting the realization of the ANAMMOX. Changes in the concentration of dissolved oxygen and C/N had a significant effect on the relative abundance of anaerobic ammonia oxidation bacteria (AnAOB). The low concentration of DO (0.2∼0.5 mg/L) could inhibit the activity of nitrifying bacteria (NOB) to achieve partial oxidation of ammonia nitrogen and provide sufficient substrate for the growth of AnAOB, similar to the CANON (Completely Autotrophic Nitrogen removal Over Nitrite). Unlike CANON, heterotrophic denitrification is also a particularly critical part of the livestock wastewater treatment, and a suitable C/N of about 0.6 could reduce the competition risk of heterotrophic microorganisms to AnAOB and ensure a good ecological niche for AnAOB. Based on the results of 16S rRNA and microbial co-occurrence networks, it was discovered that microorganisms in the sludge not only had a richer network interaction, but also achieved a mutually beneficial symbiotic interaction network among denitrifying bacteria (Pseudomonas sp., Terrimonas sp., Dokdonella sp.), AnAOB (Candidatus Brocadia sp.) at DO of 0.2∼0.5 mg/L and C/N of 0.6. Among the top 20 in abundance of genus level, AnAOB had a high relative abundance of 27.66%, followed by denitrifying bacteria of 3.67%, AOB of 0.64% and NOB of 0.26%, which is an essential indicator for the emergence of an AnAOB-dominated nitrogen removal cycle. In conclusion, this study highlights the importance of dissolved oxygen and C/N regulation by analyzing the mechanism of ANAMMOX sludge extinction and growth in two plants under anthropogenic regulation of AnAOB in full-scale wastewater treatment systems.
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- Yuxin Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Yikangsheng Environmental Science and Technology Limited Company of Guangdong, Yunfu, 527400, China
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- Yikangsheng Environmental Science and Technology Limited Company of Guangdong, Yunfu, 527400, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Road, Hsinchu City, 30010, Taiwan
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing, 526061, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Zhang X, Zhang X, Chen J, Wu P, Yang Z, Zhou L, Zhu Z, Wu Z, Zhang K, Wang Y, Ruth G. A critical review of improving mainstream anammox systems: Based on macroscopic process regulation and microscopic enhancement mechanisms. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 236:116770. [PMID: 37516268 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116770] [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: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Full-scale anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) engineering applications are vastly limited by the sensitivity of anammox bacteria to the complex mainstream ambience factors. Therefore, it is of great necessity to comprehensively summarize and overcome performance-related challenges in mainstream anammox process at the macro/micro level, including the macroscopic process variable regulation and microscopic biological metabolic enhancement. This article systematically reviewed the recent important advances in the enrichment and retention of anammox bacteria and main factors affecting metabolic regulation under mainstream conditions, and proposed key strategies for the related performance optimization. The characteristics and behavior mechanism of anammox consortia in response to mainstream environment were then discussed in details, and we revealed that the synergistic nitrogen metabolism of multi-functional bacterial genera based on anammox microbiome was conducive to mainstream anammox nitrogen removal processes. Finally, the critical outcomes of anammox extracellular electron transfer (EET) at the micro level were well presented, carbon-based conductive materials or exogenous electron shuttles can stimulate and mediate anammox EET in mainstream environments to optimize system performance from a micro perspective. Overall, this review advances the extensive implementation of mainstream anammox practice in future as well as shedding new light on the related EET and microbial mechanisms.
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- Xiaonong Zhang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, No. 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou, 215009, PR China
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- School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, No. 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou, 215009, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, No. 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou, 215009, PR China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, No. 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou, 215009, PR China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment, No. 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou, 215009, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, No. 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou, 215009, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, No. 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou, 215009, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, No. 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou, 215009, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, No. 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou, 215009, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, No. 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou, 215009, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, No. 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou, 215009, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, No. 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou, 215009, PR China
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Andersen MH, Thomsen L, Stokholm-Bjerregaard M, Eriksen S, Hansen SH, Albertsen M, Nielsen PH. Fast DNA-analyses for surveillance of microbial communities in full-scale deammonification tanks: Potential for control and troubleshooting. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 236:119919. [PMID: 37031530 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119919] [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: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The partial nitritation/anammox process is a popular process for sidestream nitrogen removal, but the process is sensitive to disturbances and requires extensive surveillance and monitoring for optimal performance. We followed two parallel sidestream full-scale deammonification reactors treating digester centrate for a year with high time-resolution of both online sensor data and microbial community as measured by Nanopore DNA sequencing. DNA surveillance revealed system disturbances and allowed for detection of process and equipment upsets, and it facilitated remediating operational actions. Surveillance of anammox bacteria (Ca. Brocadia) revealed unexpected variations, and the composition and dynamics of the flanking community indicated causes for occasional process disturbances with poor nitrogen removal. Monitoring the ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) could potentially allow reactor operation with increased dissolved oxygen (DO), yielding higher ammonia conversion while keeping NOB in control. The use of fast and frequent DNA sequencing (sampling 3-5 times a week, analysed once per week) was an important supplement, and in many cases superior, to the online sensor data for process surveillance, understanding and control.
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- Martin Hjorth Andersen
- Center for Microbial Communities, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Center for Microbial Communities, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Center for Microbial Communities, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Center for Microbial Communities, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Center for Microbial Communities, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Abudureheman M, Ailijiang N, Mamat A, Feng Y, He C, Pu M. Enhanced biodegradation of fluoroquinolones and the changes of bacterial communities and antibiotic-resistant genes under intermittent electrical stimulation. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 219:115127. [PMID: 36549493 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.115127] [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: 10/23/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In this study, an anaerobic-aerobic coupling system under intermittent electrical stimulation was used to improve the biodegradation of synthetic wastewater containing fluoroquinolones (FQs). The effect of electrical stimulation on FQ removal performance is more pronounced with appropriate voltage and hydraulic retention time. In addition, the combination of anaerobic-anodic and aerobic-cathodic chambers is more conducive to improving the removal efficiency of FQs. Under 0.9 V, the removal efficiencies of ofloxacin, norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and enrofloxacin were significantly improved in the anaerobic-anodic and aerobic-cathodic system. The contribution of the anaerobic/aerobic anodic chambers to FQ removal was greater than that of the anaerobic/aerobic cathodic chambers. Electrical stimulation selectively enriched electroactive bacteria related to biodegradation (Desulfovibrio and Terrimonas), antibiotic-resistant bacteria (Atopobium and Neochlamydia), and nitrifying bacteria (SM1A02 and Reyranella). This study indicated the potential effectiveness of intermittent electrical stimulation in treating fluoroquinolone-containing wastewater in a biofilm reactor. However, electrical stimulation led to an increase in mobile genetic elements , induced horizontal gene transfer and enriched resistant bacteria, which accelerated the spread of antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) in the system, indicating that the diffusion of ARGs remains a challenge.
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- Mukadasi Abudureheman
- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi 830017, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi 830017, PR China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi 830017, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi 830017, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry, College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, PR China; Xinjiang Jinghe Observation and Research Station of Temperate Desert Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Urumqi 830017, PR China
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