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Mehrnia MR, Nasiri F, Pourasgharian Roudsari F, Bahrami F. Hybrid powdered activated carbon-activated sludge biofilm formation to mitigate biofouling in dynamic membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment. BIOFOULING 2022; 38:415-426. [PMID: 35686374 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2022.2081805] [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: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Membrane costs and biofouling limit applications of membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for wastewater treatment. Here, powdered activated carbon (PAC) utilization in the formation and performance of a self-forming dynamic membrane consisting of activated sludge and PAC during hybrid wastewater treatment process was studied. Short-term agitation helped (non)biological particles to quickly uniformly settle on mesh filter, forming more uniform PAC-containing dynamic membranes (PAC-DMs). PAC adsorbed adhesive materials, resulting in an increase in average floc size and DM permeability while decreasing biofouling. The most efficient PAC concentration was 4 g L-1 considering techno-economics, i.e. the highest effluent quality (turbidity of 19.89 NTU) and the lowest biofouling (transmembrane pressure rise of 2.89 mbar). Short-term performance of hybrid PAC-DM bioreactor (PAC-DMBR) showed stability in effluent quality improvement including 92%, 95%, 83%, 84% and 98% reductions in turbidity, chemical oxygen demand, total dissolved solids, total nitrogen, and total phosphorous, respectively. Accordingly, adopting hybrid PAC-DMBR has potential to alleviate biofouling and capital cost.
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- Mohammad Reza Mehrnia
- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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He Y, Song Z, Dong X, Zheng Q, Peng X, Jia X. Candida tropicalis prompted effectively simultaneous removal of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in activated sludge reactor: Microbial community succession and functional characteristics. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 348:126820. [PMID: 35134527 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126820] [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: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A new Candida tropicalis that simultaneously remove nitrogen and phosphorus, and degrade organic matters was isolated. Three continuous stirred tank reactors inoculated with C. tropicalis, activated sludge, and their co-existing system in aerobic condition were operated for 150 days. Results demonstrated that the inoculation of C. tropicalis in the co-existing system remarkably improved the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus removal efficiencies. The co-existing system had increased carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus removal efficiencies (92%, 73%, and 63%, respectively); decreased biomass (reduced from 1200 mg/L to 500 mg/L); and C. tropicalis as the dominant strain. The relative abundance of traditional nitrogen- and phosphorus-removing microorganisms, such as Mycobacterium, Flavonifactor, and Devsia, increased in the co-existing system. Metagenomic analysis showed that the presence of the PCYT2, EPT1, and phnPP genes and more complexed metabolism pathways in the co-existing system might be responsible for the more activated metabolism process.
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- Yuzhe He
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Maza-Márquez P, Aranda E, González-López J, Rodelas B. Evaluation of the Abundance of Fungi in Wastewater Treatment Plants Using Quantitative PCR (qPCR). Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2065:79-94. [PMID: 31578689 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9833-3_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Assessment of the abundance of fungi in environmental samples by quantitative PCR (qPCR) of community DNA is often a difficult task due to biases introduced during PCR amplification, resulting from the differences associated with length polymorphism and the varying number of copies of the rRNA operon among fungal species, the lack of specificity of the primers targeting the different regions of the rRNA operon, or their insufficient coverage of the fungal lineages. To overcome those limitations, it is crucial to test and select the specific primers sets which provide the more accurate approximation to the quantification of the targeted fungal populations in a given set of samples. Fungi are a significant fraction of the microbiota in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), but the activated sludge microbial communities comprise many other eukaryotic microorganisms whose molecular markers are often coamplified by primers initially designed as fungal-specific. Here, the use of the FungiQuant primer set is recommended for the quantification of fungal molecular markers (18S rRNA genes) by qPCR in activated sludge samples and the full protocol is described.
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- Paula Maza-Márquez
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. .,Environmental Microbiology Group, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Liu Q, Wang J, He R, Hu H, Wu B, Ren H. Bacterial assembly during the initial adhesion phase in wastewater treatment biofilms. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 184:116147. [PMID: 32763514 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116147] [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: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Biofilm start-up is a critical and time-consuming process in moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBRs), with the procedure beginning with bacteria being statically bound on surfaces. Studies addressing this critical process have mainly focused on constructing models based on single strains, although consideration of the unstable adhesion process of structured bacterial communities remains underexplored. In this study, impedance based real-time cell analysis (RTCA) was employed to quantitatively characterize the unstable adhesion process of structured bacterial communities collected from the aerobic tanks of eight full-scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The unstable adhesion time ranged from 8.85 ± 1.53 h to 17.06 ± 0.64 h, indicating significant differences in bacterial colonization properties. Using principal components analysis (PCA), Na+, K+ and proteins were found to significantly influence the biofilm unstable adhesion process. Furthermore, the differences in unstable adhesion times were closely related to the abundance of the most abundant operational taxonomic units (OTUs). The dominant OTUs mainly belonged to Aeromonadaceae and Enterobacteriaceae, with 73% found to be negatively corelated with unstable adhesion time. Furthermore, bacterial assembly during the initial adhesion phase was driven by bacterial interactions and key OTUs (exhibiting maximum connectivity in phylogenetic molecular ecological networks (pMENs)). Analysis of pMENs indicated that bacterial cooperation was a dominant factor in the initial adhesion, which may involve bacterial co-colonization, co-aggregation and communication. Considering keystone taxa were not identified, OTUs with max connectivity in pMENs were considered as key species. Although these key species play important roles in the connection of networks, their relative abundances were low and no significant relationships were observed with the unstable adhesion time. Overall, unstable adhesion in MBBRs is regulated by the dominant bacterial species and the alleviation of environmental variables by repulsive forces, providing potential strategies of dosing quorum sensing signals and key cations at the initial adhesion phase in reactors, to facilitate initial biofilm formation.
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- Qiuju Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Monapathi ME, Bezuidenhout CC, James Rhode OH. Aquatic yeasts: diversity, characteristics and potential health implications. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 2020; 18:91-105. [PMID: 32300084 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2020.270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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There has been a rising interest in the levels, diversity and potential impacts of yeasts in aquatic environments. Some of the species isolated from such niches are known pathogens or have pathogenic and antifungal resistance features. This deems it necessary to understand the characteristics and potential health implications of such environmental yeasts species. Studies on these subjects are limited. Most studies on aquatic yeasts have linked them to water pollution. However, the current gold standards to determine microbial pollution of water use bacteria as the main indicator organisms. Including yeasts in water quality standards may provide a different dimension on the quality of water when determining its fit-for-use properties. Pathogenic yeasts cause superficial infections or life-threatening infections, especially in immunocompromised people. Some of the yeast species isolated in recent studies were resistant to commonly used antifungal agents of clinical and veterinary relevance. With the high prevalence rate of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in South Africa, antifungal resistance is a public concern as it poses serious medical and economic challenges. Most available studies are concerned with clinical environments only. There is, thus, a need to review the literature that also focuses on aquatic environments.
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- Mzimkhulu Ephraim Monapathi
- Unit for Environmental Science and Management - Microbiology, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa E-mail: ; Faculty of Applied and Computer Science - Chemistry, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark Park, South Africa
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- Unit for Environmental Science and Management - Microbiology, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa E-mail:
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de Celis M, Belda I, Ortiz-Álvarez R, Arregui L, Marquina D, Serrano S, Santos A. Tuning up microbiome analysis to monitor WWTPs' biological reactors functioning. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4079. [PMID: 32139809 PMCID: PMC7057949 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61092-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are necessary to protect ecosystems quality and human health. Their function relies on the degradation of organic matter and nutrients from a water influent, prior to the effluent release into the environment. In this work we studied the bacterial community dynamics of a municipal WWTP with a membrane bioreactor through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The main phyla identified in the wastewater were Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Chloroflexi, Planctomycetes and Actinobacteria. The WWTP is located in Spain and, like other studied WWTP in temperate climate zones, the temperature played a major role in community assembly. Seasonal community succession is observed along the two years sampling period, in addition to a continual annual drift in the microbial populations. The core community of the WWTP bioreactor was also studied, where a small fraction of sequence variants constituted a large fraction of the total abundance. This core microbiome stability along the sampling period and the likewise dissimilarity patterns along the temperature gradient makes this feature a good candidate for a new process control in WWTPs.
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- Miguel de Celis
- Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology, - Unit of Microbiology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Geology, Physics and Inorganic Chemistry - Area of Biodiversity and Conservation, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28933, Móstoles, Spain
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- Integrative Freshwater Ecology Group, Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB - CSIC), 17300, Blanes, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology, - Unit of Microbiology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology, - Unit of Microbiology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology, - Unit of Microbiology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology, - Unit of Microbiology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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Maza-Márquez P, Vílchez-Vargas R, González-Martínez A, González-López J, Rodelas B. Assessing the abundance of fungal populations in a full-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) treating urban wastewater by using quantitative PCR (qPCR). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 223:1-8. [PMID: 29883777 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.05.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The abundance of fungi in a full-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) treating urban wastewater and experiencing seasonal foaming was assessed by quantitative PCR (qPCR), comparing three different sets of widely used universal fungal primers targeting the gene encoding the small ribosomal subunit RNA, 18S-rDNA, (primers NS1-Fung and FungiQuant) or the internal transcribed spacer ITS2 (primers ITS3-ITS4). Fungi were a numerically important fraction of the MBR microbiota (≥106 18S-rDNA copies/L activated sludge), and occurred both in the aerated and anoxic bioreactors. The numbers of copies of fungal markers/L activated sludge calculated using the NS1-Fung or ITS3-ITS4 primer sets were up to 2 orders of magnitude higher than the quantifications based on the FungiQuant primers. Fungal 18S-rDNA counts derived from the FungiQuant primers decreased significantly during cold seasons, concurring with foaming episodes in the MBR. Redundancy analysis corroborated that temperature was the main factor driving fungi abundance, which was also favored by longer solid retention time (SRT), lower chemical oxygen demand/biochemical oxygen demand at 5 days (COD/BOD5) of influent water, and lower biomass accumulation in the MBR.
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- P Maza-Márquez
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Lee K, Park JS, Iqbal T, Nahm CH, Park PK, Choo KH. Membrane biofouling behaviors at cold temperatures in pilot-scale hollow fiber membrane bioreactors with quorum quenching. BIOFOULING 2018; 34:912-924. [PMID: 30369244 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2018.1515925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, the seasonality of the biofouling behavior of pilot-scale membrane bioreactors (MBRs) run in parallel with vacant sheets and quorum quenching (QQ) sheets using real municipal wastewater was investigated. QQ media delayed fouling, but low temperatures caused severe biofouling. The greater amount of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) produced in cold weather was responsible for the faster biofouling of a membrane, even with QQ media. There were significant negative relationships between EPS levels and water temperature. Cold weather was detrimental to the degradation of quorum sensing signal molecules by QQ sheets, whose activity was restored with a higher dose of QQ bacteria. The QQ bacteria in the sheets experienced a slight loss in activity during the early stage of the field test, but survived in the pilot-scale MBR fed with real wastewater. There were no significant discrepancies in treatment efficiency among conventional, vacant, and QQ MBRs.
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- Kibaek Lee
- a Advanced Institute of Water Industry , Kyungpook National University , Daegu , Republic of Korea
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- b Department of Environmental Engineering , Kyungpook National University , Daegu , Republic of Korea
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- b Department of Environmental Engineering , Kyungpook National University , Daegu , Republic of Korea
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- c Department of Environmental Engineering , Yonsei University , Wonju , Gangwon-do , Republic of Korea
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- c Department of Environmental Engineering , Yonsei University , Wonju , Gangwon-do , Republic of Korea
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- a Advanced Institute of Water Industry , Kyungpook National University , Daegu , Republic of Korea
- b Department of Environmental Engineering , Kyungpook National University , Daegu , Republic of Korea
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Inaba T, Hori T, Sato Y, Aoyagi T, Hanajima D, Ogata A, Habe H. Eukaryotic Microbiomes of Membrane-Attached Biofilms in Membrane Bioreactors Analyzed by High-Throughput Sequencing and Microscopic Observations. Microbes Environ 2017; 33:98-101. [PMID: 29237993 PMCID: PMC5877349 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me17112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Limited information is currently available on the contribution of eukaryotes to the reactor performance of membrane bioreactors (MBRs). Using high-throughput Illumina sequencing of 18S rRNA genes and microscopic observations, we investigated eukaryotic microbiomes in membrane-attached biofilms in MBRs treating piggery wastewater. Protozoa preying on bacteria were frequently detected under stable conditions when membrane clogging was suppressed. However, the eukaryotes preying upon protozoa became predominant in biofilms when membrane fouling rapidly progressed. We herein demonstrated that a comprehensive investigation of eukaryotic microbiomes using high-throughput sequencing contributes to a better understanding of the microbial ecology involved in wastewater treatment.
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- Tomohiro Inaba
- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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- Dairy Research Division, Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, National Agricultural and Food Research Organization (NARO)
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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Maza-Márquez P, Vilchez-Vargas R, Kerckhof FM, Aranda E, González-López J, Rodelas B. Community structure, population dynamics and diversity of fungi in a full-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) for urban wastewater treatment. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 105:507-519. [PMID: 27668995 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2016] [Revised: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Community structure, population dynamics and diversity of fungi were monitored in a full-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) operated throughout four experimental phases (Summer 2009, Autumn 2009, Summer 2010 and Winter, 2012) under different conditions, using the 18S-rRNA gene and the intergenic transcribed spacer (ITS2-region) as molecular markers, and a combination of temperature-gradient gel electrophoresis and 454-pyrosequencing. Both total and metabolically-active fungal populations were fingerprinted, by amplification of molecular markers from community DNA and retrotranscribed RNA, respectively. Fingerprinting and 454-pyrosequencing evidenced that the MBR sheltered a dynamic fungal community composed of a low number of species, in accordance with the knowledge of fungal diversity in freshwater environments, and displaying a medium-high level of functional organization with few numerically dominant phylotypes. Population shifts were experienced in strong correlation with the changes of environmental variables and operation parameters, with pH contributing the highest level of explanation. Phylotypes assigned to nine different fungal Phyla were detected, although the community was mainly composed of Ascomycota, Basidiomycota and Chytridiomycota/Blastocladiomycota. Prevailing fungal phylotypes were affiliated to Saccharomycetes and Chytridiomycetes/Blastocladiomycetes, which displayed antagonistic trends in their relative abundance throughout the experimental period. Fungi identified in the activated sludge were closely related to genera of relevance for the degradation of organic matter and trace-organic contaminants, as well as genera of dimorphic fungi potentially able to produce plant operational issues such as foaming or biofouling. Phylotypes closely related to genera of human and plant pathogenic fungi were also detected.
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- P Maza-Márquez
- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Liébana R, Arregui L, Santos A, Murciano A, Marquina D, Serrano S. Unravelling the interactions among microbial populations found in activated sludge during biofilm formation. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2016; 92:fiw134. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiw134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Ronen A, Walker SL, Jassby D. Electroconductive and electroresponsive membranes for water treatment. REV CHEM ENG 2016. [DOI: 10.1515/revce-2015-0060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractIn populated, water-scarce regions, seawater and wastewater are considered as potable water resources that require extensive treatment before being suitable for consumption. The separation of water from salt, organic, and inorganic matter is most commonly done through membrane separation processes. Because of permeate flux and concentration polarization, membranes are prone to fouling, resulting in a decline in membrane performance and increased energy demands. As the physical and chemical properties of commercially available membranes (polymeric and ceramic) are relatively static and insensitive to changes in the environment, there is a need for stimuli-reactive membranes with controlled, tunable surface and transport properties to decrease fouling and control membrane properties such as hydrophilicity and permselectivity. In this review, we first describe the application of electricity-conducting and electricity-responsive membranes (ERMs) for fouling mitigation. We discuss their ability to reduce organic, inorganic, and biological fouling by several mechanisms, including control over the membrane’s surface morphology, electrostatic rejection, piezoelectric vibrations, electrochemical reactions, and local pH changes. Next, we examine the use of ERMs for permselectivity modification, which allows for the optimization of rejection and control over ion transport through the application of electrical potentials and the use of electrostatically charged membrane surfaces. In addition, electrochemical reactions coupled with membrane filtration are examined, including electro-oxidation and electro-Fenton reactions, demonstrating the capability of ERMs to electro-oxidize organic contaminates with high efficiency due to high surface area and reduced mass diffusion limitations. When applicable, ERM applications are compared with commercial membranes in terms of energy consumptions. We conclude with a brief discussion regarding the future directions of ERMs and provide examples of several applications such as pore size and selectivity control, electrowettability, and capacitive deionization. To provide the reader with the current state of knowledge, the review focuses on research published in the last 5 years.
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