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Wang H, Zhang M, Lv Q, Xue J, Yang J, Han X. Effective co-treatment of synthetic acid mine drainage and domestic sewage using multi-unit passive treatment system supplemented with silage fermentation broth as carbon source. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 310:114803. [PMID: 35240564 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114803] [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: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A multi-unit passive treatment system was constructed for co-treatment of synthetic acid mine drainage (AMD) and domestic sewage supplemented with silage fermentation broth as carbon source. AMD and domestic sewage mixing pretreatment (unit 1) improved influent quality with pH increase, metals removal and nutrients supplement. The generated metal-rich sludge in unit 1 retained the metals (69.95% of Fe, 97.36% of Cu, 96.53% of Cd, 72.52% of Zn, and 8.59% of Mn) of influent prior to entering subsequent bioreactors. Silage fermentation broth performed well to promote bacterial sulfate reduction in sulfate reducing bioreactor system (unit 2). Residual metals (Mn) and organic/nutrient pollutants were further polished in surface-flow aerobic wetland (unit 3), where relatively high pH (7.4-8.6), aerobic condition, potential Mn-oxidizing bacteria, limestone layer and low concentrations of Fe(II) (0.04-3.5 mg/L) favored the efficient removal of Mn. After 210-day continuous flow-through experiment, this passive treatment system demonstrated the efficient performance, increasing pH from 2.5 to 8.0 with removal of metals (99%), sulfate and organic/nutrient pollutants. Diverse sulfate reducing bacteria including complete organic oxidizers (e.g. Desulfobacter) and incomplete organic oxidizers (e.g. Desulfovibrio) promoted sulfate reduction and organic/nutrient pollutants removal. Ammonia oxidizing bacteria (e.g. Nitrosomonas) and nitrite oxidizing bacteria (e.g. unidentified_Nitrospiraceae) were the potential nitrifiers for ammonia removal. Collaboration of anaerobic denitrifiers (e.g. Denitratisoma) and potential heterotrophic nitrifying and aerobic denitrifiers (HN-AD) achieved effective nitrate removal. This multi-unit treatment system with domestic sewage and silage fermentation broth as stimulation substrates provided an attractive option for AMD treatment.
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- Haixia Wang
- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China.
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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Miranda EM, Severson C, Reep JK, Hood D, Hansen S, Santisteban L, Hamdan N, Delgado AG. Continuous-mode acclimation and operation of lignocellulosic sulfate-reducing bioreactors for enhanced metal immobilization from acidic mining-influenced water. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 425:128054. [PMID: 34986575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.128054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Lignocellulosic sulfate-reducing bioreactors are an inexpensive passive approach for treatment of mining-influenced water (MIW). Typically, microbial community acclimation to MIW involves bioreactor batch-mode operation to initiate lignocellulose hydrolysis and fermentation and provide electron donors for sulfate-reducing bacteria. However, batch-mode operation could significantly prolong bioreactor start-up times (up to several months) and select for slow-growing microorganisms. In this study we assessed the feasibility of bioreactor continuous-mode acclimation to MIW (pH 2.5, 6.5 mM SO42-, 18 metal(loid)s) as an alternate start-up method. Results showed that bioreactors with spent brewing grains and sugarcane bagasse achieved acclimation in continuous mode at hydraulic retention times (HRTs) of 7-12-d within 16-22 days. During continuous-mode acclimation, extensive SO42- reduction (80 ± 20% -91 ± 3%) and > 98% metal(loid) removal was observed. Operation at a 3-d HRT further yielded a metal(loid) removal of 97.5 ± 1.3 -98.8 ± 0.9% until the end of operation. Sulfate-reducing microorganisms were detected closer to the influent in the spent brewing grains bioreactors, and closer to the effluent in the sugarcane bagasse bioreactors, giving insight as to where SO42- reduction was occurring. Results strongly support that a careful selection of lignocellulose and bioreactor operating parameters can bypass typical batch-mode acclimation, shortening bioreactor start-up times and promoting effective MIW metal(loid) immobilization and treatment.
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- Evelyn M Miranda
- Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S McAllister Ave, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State University, 425 E University Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States; School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, 501 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States
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- Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S McAllister Ave, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State University, 425 E University Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States
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- Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S McAllister Ave, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State University, 425 E University Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States; School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, 660 S College Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States
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- Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S McAllister Ave, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State University, 425 E University Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States
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- Freeport-McMoRan Inc., 800 E Pima Mine Rd, Sahuarita, AZ 85629, United States
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- Freeport-McMoRan Inc., 800 E Pima Mine Rd, Sahuarita, AZ 85629, United States
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- Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S McAllister Ave, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State University, 425 E University Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States; School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, 660 S College Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States
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- Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S McAllister Ave, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States; Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State University, 425 E University Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States; School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, 660 S College Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States.
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Tonanzi B, Crognale S, Gianico A, Della Sala S, Miana P, Zaccone MC, Rossetti S. Microbial Community Successional Changes in a Full-Scale Mesophilic Anaerobic Digester from the Start-Up to the Steady-State Conditions. Microorganisms 2021; 9:2581. [PMID: 34946180 PMCID: PMC8704592 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Anaerobic digestion is a widely used technology for sewage sludge stabilization and biogas production. Although the structure and composition of the microbial communities responsible for the process in full-scale anaerobic digesters have been investigated, little is known about the microbial successional dynamics during the start-up phase and the response to variations occurring in such systems under real operating conditions. In this study, bacterial and archaeal population dynamics of a full-scale mesophilic digester treating activated sludge were investigated for the first time from the start-up, performed without adding external inoculum, to steady-state operation. High-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing was used to describe the microbiome evolution. The large majority of the reads were affiliated to fermentative bacteria. Bacteroidetes increased over time, reaching 22% of the total sequences. Furthermore, Methanosaeta represented the most abundant methanogenic component. The specific quantitative data generated by real-time PCR indicated an enrichment of bacteria and methanogens once the steady state was reached. The analysis allowed evaluation of the microbial components more susceptible to the shift from aerobic to anaerobic conditions and estimation of the microbial components growing or declining in the system. Additionally, activated sludge was investigated to evaluate the microbial core selected by the WWTP operative conditions.
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- Barbara Tonanzi
- National Research Council of Italy Water Research Institute CNR-IRSA, Area della Ricerca RM1, Monterotondo, 00015 Rome, Italy; (S.C.); (A.G.); (S.R.)
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- National Research Council of Italy Water Research Institute CNR-IRSA, Area della Ricerca RM1, Monterotondo, 00015 Rome, Italy; (S.C.); (A.G.); (S.R.)
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- National Research Council of Italy Water Research Institute CNR-IRSA, Area della Ricerca RM1, Monterotondo, 00015 Rome, Italy; (S.C.); (A.G.); (S.R.)
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- Veritas S.p.a., 30135 Venezia, Italy; (S.D.S.); (P.M.); (M.C.Z.)
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- National Research Council of Italy Water Research Institute CNR-IRSA, Area della Ricerca RM1, Monterotondo, 00015 Rome, Italy; (S.C.); (A.G.); (S.R.)
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Parades-Aguilar J, Reyes-Martínez V, Bustamante G, Almendáriz-Tapia FJ, Martínez-Meza G, Vílchez-Vargas R, Link A, Certucha-Barragán MT, Calderón K. Removal of nickel(II) from wastewater using a zeolite-packed anaerobic bioreactor: Bacterial diversity and community structure shifts. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 279:111558. [PMID: 33221046 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In recent years, overexploited industrialization and urbanization activities have led to significant amounts of heavy metals released into the environment. Metal ion contamination of water, especially with toxic metals such as nickel(II) [Ni(II)], which is extensively applied in the electroplating industry, has been a serious problem. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the Ni(II) removal from real industrial wastewater using a 2 L, lab-scale, up-flow, anaerobic, zeolite-packed bioreactor inoculated with a heterotrophic consortium as the bioadsorbent. High-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA genes revealed significant shifts in their bacterial diversity and structural composition along the bioreactor treatment location, where the bacterial genus was dominated by Kosmotogae followed by Firmicutes as Ruminococcus and Clostridium. However, Fervidobacterium and the Geobacter genus were absent at the end of the bioreactor treatment, suggesting that they play a key role in the beginning of Ni(II) removal anaerobic treatment. The physico-chemical results revealed that the Ni(II) removal rate was 99% for 250-500 ppm metal tested, with an efficient alkalinity rate and high production of biogas, which confirmed that anaerobic digestion of microorganisms was successfully performed through the process. Finally, this anaerobic bioreactor configuration offers an accessible and ecofriendly high-rate metal removal strategy from mining and electroplating effluents.
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- Jonathan Parades-Aguilar
- Departamento de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio S/N. CP., 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Metalurgia, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio S/N. CP., 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Metalurgia, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio S/N. CP., 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Metalurgia, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio S/N. CP., 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Metalurgia, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio S/N. CP., 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg, Germany
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Metalurgia, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio S/N. CP., 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio S/N. CP., 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
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Liu T, Schnürer A, Björkmalm J, Willquist K, Kreuger E. Diversity and Abundance of Microbial Communities in UASB Reactors during Methane Production from Hydrolyzed Wheat Straw and Lucerne. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1394. [PMID: 32932830 PMCID: PMC7565072 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8091394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The use of straw for biofuel production is encouraged by the European Union. A previous study showed the feasibility of producing biomethane in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors using hydrolyzed, steam-pretreated wheat straw, before and after dark fermentation with Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus, and lucerne. This study provides information on overall microbial community development in those UASB processes and changes related to acidification. The bacterial and archaeal community in granular samples was analyzed using high-throughput amplicon sequencing. Anaerobic digestion model no. 1 (ADM1) was used to predict the abundance of microbial functional groups. The sequencing results showed decreased richness and diversity in the microbial community, and decreased relative abundance of bacteria in relation to archaea, after process acidification. Canonical correspondence analysis showed significant negative correlations between the concentration of organic acids and three phyla, and positive correlations with seven phyla. Organic loading rate and total COD fed also showed significant correlations with microbial community structure, which changed over time. ADM1 predicted a decrease in acetate degraders after a decrease to pH ≤ 6.5. Acidification had a sustained effect on the microbial community and process performance.
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- Tong Liu
- Department of Molecular Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala BioCenter, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden;
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- Department of Molecular Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala BioCenter, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden;
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- RISE, Forskningsbyn Ideon Scheelevägen 27, 223 70 Lund, Sweden; (J.B.); (K.W.)
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- RISE, Forskningsbyn Ideon Scheelevägen 27, 223 70 Lund, Sweden; (J.B.); (K.W.)
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- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Habe H, Sato Y, Aoyagi T, Inaba T, Hori T, Hamai T, Hayashi K, Kobayashi M, Sakata T, Sato N. Design, application, and microbiome of sulfate-reducing bioreactors for treatment of mining-influenced water. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:6893-6903. [PMID: 32556398 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10737-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sulfate-reducing bioreactors, also called biochemical reactors, represent a promising option for passive treatment of mining-influenced water (MIW) based on similar technology to aerobic/anaerobic-constructed wetlands and vertical-flow wetlands. MIW from each mine site has a variety of site-specific properties related to its treatment; therefore, design factors, including the organic substrates and inorganic materials packed into the bioreactor, must be tested and evaluated before installation of full-scale sulfate-reducing bioreactors. Several full-scale sulfate-reducing bioreactors operating at mine sites provide examples, but holistic understanding of the complex treatment processes occurring inside the bioreactors is lacking. With the recent introduction of high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies, microbial processes within bioreactors may be clarified based on the relationships between operational parameters and key microorganisms identified using high-resolution microbiome data. In this review, the test design procedures and precedents of full-scale bioreactor application for MIW treatment are briefly summarized, and recent knowledge on the sulfate-reducing microbial communities of field-based bioreactors from fine-scale monitoring is presented.Key points• Sulfate-reducing bioreactors are promising for treatment of mining-influenced water.• Various design factors should be tested for application of full-scale bioreactors.• Introduction of several full-scale passive bioreactor systems at mine sites.• Desulfosporosinus spp. can be one of the key bacteria within field-based bioreactors.
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- Hiroshi Habe
- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan.
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan
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- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), 2-10-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0001, Japan.
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- JOGMEC Metals Technology Center, 9-3 Furudate, Kosakakozan, Kosaka, Akita, 017-0202, Japan
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- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), 2-10-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0001, Japan
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- JOGMEC Metals Technology Center, 9-3 Furudate, Kosakakozan, Kosaka, Akita, 017-0202, Japan
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- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), 2-10-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0001, Japan
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Evaluation of Dispersed Alkaline Substrate and Diffusive Exchange System Technologies for the Passive Treatment of Copper Mining Acid Drainage. WATER 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/w12030854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The study evaluates the performance of the novel ADES (alkaline diffusive exchange System), SDES (sulfidogenic diffusive exchange system) and DAS (Dispersed Alkaline Substrate) technologies for the passive treatment of high-strength acid mine drainage (AMD) from copper mining (pH~3, 633 mg Cu L−1). The chemical DAS and ADES prototypes showed the best performance in the removal of Cu, Al, and Zn (98–100%), while the biochemical SDES reactors achieved a high sulfate removal rate (average of 0.28 mol m−3 day-1). Notably, the DES technology was effective in protecting the sulfate-reducing communities from the high toxicity of the AMD, and also in maintaining bed permeability, an aspect that was key in the ADES reactor. The DAS reactor showed the highest reactivity, accumulating the metallic precipitates in a lower reactor volume, allowing to conclude that it requires the lowest hydraulic residence time among all the reactors. However, the concentration of precipitates resulted in the formation of a hardpan, which may trigger the need of removing it to avoid compromising the continuity of the treatment process. This study suggests the development of new treatment alternatives by combining the strengths of each technology in combined or serial treatments.
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Venkiteshwaran K, Benn N, Seyedi S, Zitomer D. Methane yield and lag correlate with bacterial community shift following bioplastic anaerobic co-digestion. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2019.100198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Wojcieszak M, Pyzik A, Poszytek K, Krawczyk PS, Sobczak A, Lipinski L, Roubinek O, Palige J, Sklodowska A, Drewniak L. Adaptation of Methanogenic Inocula to Anaerobic Digestion of Maize Silage. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1881. [PMID: 29033919 PMCID: PMC5625012 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A well-balanced microbial consortium is crucial for efficient biogas production. In turn, one of a major factor that influence on the structure of anaerobic digestion (AD) consortium is a source of microorganisms which are used as an inoculum. This study evaluated the influence of inoculum sources (with various origin) on adaptation of a biogas community and the efficiency of the biomethanization of maize silage. As initial inocula for AD of maize silage the samples from: (i) an agricultural biogas plant (ABP) which utilizes maize silage as a main substrate, (ii) cattle slurry (CS), which contain elevated levels of lignocelluloses materials, and (iii) raw sewage sludge (RSS) with low content of plant origin materials were used. The adaptation of methanogenic consortia was monitored during a series of passages, and the functionality of the adapted consortia was verified through start-up operation of AD in two-stage reactors. During the first stages of the adaptation phase, methanogenic consortia occurred very slowly, and only after several passages did the microbial community adapts to allow production of biogas with high methane content. The ABP consortium revealed highest biogas production in the adaptation and in the start-up process. The biodiversity dynamics monitored during adaptation and start-up process showed that community profile changed in a similar direction in three studied consortia. Native communities were very distinct to each other, while at the end of the Phase II of the start-up process microbial diversity profile was similar in all consortia. All adopted bacterial communities were dominated by representatives of Porphyromonadaceae, Rikenellaceae, Ruminococcaceae, and Synergistaceae. A shift from low acetate-preferring acetoclastic Methanosaetaceae (ABP and RSS) and/or hydrogenotrophic Archaea, e.g., Methanomicrobiaceae (CS) prevailing in the inoculum samples to larger populations of high acetate-preferring acetoclastic Methanosarcinaceae was observed by the end of the experiment. As a result, three independent, functional communities that syntrophically produced methane from acetate (primarily) and H2/CO2, methanol and methylamines were adapted. This study provides new insights into the specific process by which different inocula sampled from typical methanogenic environments that are commonly used to initiate industrial installations gradually adapted to allow biogas production from maize silage.
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- Martyna Wojcieszak
- Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Analysis, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Analysis, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.,Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Analysis, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Analysis, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Venkiteshwaran K, Milferstedt K, Hamelin J, Fujimoto M, Johnson M, Zitomer DH. Correlating methane production to microbiota in anaerobic digesters fed synthetic wastewater. WATER RESEARCH 2017; 110:161-169. [PMID: 28006706 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) between relative abundance values and digester methane production rate was developed. For this, 50 triplicate anaerobic digester sets (150 total digesters) were each seeded with different methanogenic biomass samples obtained from full-scale, engineered methanogenic systems. Although all digesters were operated identically for at least 5 solids retention times (SRTs), their quasi steady-state function varied significantly, with average daily methane production rates ranging from 0.09 ± 0.004 to 1 ± 0.05 L-CH4/LR-day (LR = Liter of reactor volume) (average ± standard deviation). Digester microbial community structure was analyzed using more than 4.1 million partial 16S rRNA gene sequences of Archaea and Bacteria. At the genus level, 1300 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were observed across all digesters, whereas each digester contained 158 ± 27 OTUs. Digester function did not correlate with typical biomass descriptors such as volatile suspended solids (VSS) concentration, microbial richness, diversity or evenness indices. However, methane production rate did correlate notably with relative abundances of one Archaeal and nine Bacterial OTUs. These relative abundances were used as descriptors to develop a multiple linear regression (MLR) QSAR equation to predict methane production rates solely based on microbial community data. The model explained over 66% of the variance in the experimental data set based on 149 anaerobic digesters with a standard error of 0.12 L-CH4/LR-day. This study provides a framework to relate engineered process function and microbial community composition which can be further expanded to include different feed stocks and digester operating conditions in order to develop a more robust QSAR model.
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- K Venkiteshwaran
- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA.
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- LBE, INRA, 102 Avenue des Etangs, Narbonne, F-11100, France
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- LBE, INRA, 102 Avenue des Etangs, Narbonne, F-11100, France
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0046, USA
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA
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Fontana A, Patrone V, Puglisi E, Morelli L, Bassi D, Garuti M, Rossi L, Cappa F. Effects of geographic area, feedstock, temperature, and operating time on microbial communities of six full-scale biogas plants. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 218:980-90. [PMID: 27450128 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.07.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different animal feedings operated in two distinct PDO (protected designation of origin) cheese production areas (Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano) on the microbiome of six full-scale biogas plants, by means of Illumina sequencing and qPCR techniques. The effects of feedstock (cattle slurry manure, energy crops, agro-industrial by-products), temperature (mesophilic/thermophilic), and operating time were also examined, as were the relationships between the predominant bacterial and archaeal taxa and process parameters. The different feedstocks and temperatures strongly affected the microbiomes. A more biodiverse archaeal population was highlighted in Parmigiano Reggiano area plants, suggesting an influence of the different animal feedings. Methanosarcina and Methanosaeta showed an opposite distribution among anaerobic plants, with the former found to be related to ammonium concentration. The Methanoculleus genus was more abundant in the thermophilic digester whereas representation of the Thermotogales order correlated with hydraulic retention time.
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- Alessandra Fontana
- Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Centro Ricerche Biotecnologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Milano, 24, 26100 Cremona, Italy
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- Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali, C.R.P.A. S.p.A., Viale Timavo, 43/2, 42121 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali, C.R.P.A. S.p.A., Viale Timavo, 43/2, 42121 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy; Centro Ricerche Biotecnologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Milano, 24, 26100 Cremona, Italy.
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Seib MD, Berg KJ, Zitomer DH. Influent wastewater microbiota and temperature influence anaerobic membrane bioreactor microbial community. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 216:446-452. [PMID: 27262719 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.05.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Sustainable municipal wastewater recovery scenarios highlight benefits of anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs). However, influences of continuous seeding by influent wastewater and temperature on attached-growth AnMBRs are not well understood. In this study, four bench-scale AnMBR operated at 10 and 25°C were fed synthetic (SPE) and then real (PE) primary effluent municipal wastewater. Illumina sequencing revealed different bacterial communities in each AnMBR in response to temperature and bioreactor configuration, whereas differences were not observed in archaeal communities. Activity assays revealed hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis was the dominant methanogenic pathway at 10°C. The significant relative abundance of Methanosaeta at 10°C concomitant with low acetoclastic methanogenic activity may indicate possible Methanosaeta-Geobacter direct interspecies electron transfer. When AnMBR feed was changed to PE, continual seeding with wastewater microbiota caused AnMBR microbial communities to shift, becoming more similar to PE microbiota. Therefore, influent wastewater microbiota, temperature and reactor configuration influenced the AnMBR microbial community.
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- M D Seib
- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA.
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA
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Drennan DM, Almstrand R, Lee I, Landkamer L, Figueroa L, Sharp JO. Organoheterotrophic Bacterial Abundance Associates with Zinc Removal in Lignocellulose-Based Sulfate-Reducing Systems. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:378-387. [PMID: 26605699 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Syntrophic relationships between fermentative and sulfate-reducing bacteria are essential to lignocellulose-based systems applied to the passive remediation of mining-influenced waters. In this study, seven pilot-scale sulfate-reducing bioreactor columns containing varying ratios of alfalfa hay, pine woodchips, and sawdust were analyzed over ∼500 days to investigate the influence of substrate composition on zinc removal and microbial community structure. Columns amended with >10% alfalfa removed significantly more sulfate and zinc than did wood-based columns. Enumeration of sulfate reducers by functional signatures (dsrA) and their putative identification from 16S rRNA genes did not reveal significant correlations with zinc removal, suggesting limitations in this directed approach. In contrast, a strong indicator of zinc removal was discerned in comparing the relative abundance of core microorganisms shared by all reactors (>80% of total community), many of which had little direct involvement in metal or sulfate respiration. The relative abundance of Desulfosporosinus, the dominant putative sulfate reducer within these reactors, correlated to representatives of this core microbiome. A subset of these clades, including Treponema, Weissella, and Anaerolinea, was associated with alfalfa and zinc removal, and the inverse was found for a second subset whose abundance was associated with wood-based columns, including Ruminococcus, Dysgonomonas, and Azospira. The construction of a putative metabolic flowchart delineated syntrophic interactions supporting sulfate reduction and suggests that the production of and competition for secondary fermentation byproducts, such as lactate scavenging, influence bacterial community composition and reactor efficacy.
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- Dina M Drennan
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines , 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines , 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Freeport McMoRan Inc. 1600 Hanley Blvd., Oro Valley, Arizona 85737, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines , 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines , 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines , 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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Jobard M, Pessiot J, Nouaille R, Fonty G, Sime-Ngando T. Microbial diversity in support of anaerobic biomass valorization. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2015; 37:1-10. [PMID: 26516020 DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2015.1100584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Microbial diversity provides an immense reservoir of functions and supports key steps in maintaining ecosystem balance through matter decomposition processes and nutrient recycling. The use of microorganisms for biomolecule production is now common, but often involves single-strain cultures. In this review, we highlight the significance of using ecosystem-derived microbial diversity for biotechnological researches. In the context of organic matter mineralization, diversity of microorganisms is essential and enhances the degradation processes. We focus on anaerobic production of biomolecules of interest from discarded biomass, which is an important issue in the context of organic waste valorization and processing. Organic waste represents an important and renewable raw material but remains underused. It is commonly accepted that anaerobic mineralization of organic waste allows the production of diverse interesting molecules within several fields of application. We provide evidence that complex and diversified microbial communities isolated from ecosystems, i.e. microbial consortia, offer considerable advantages in degrading complex organic waste, to yield biomolecules of interest. We defend our opinion that this approach is more efficient and offers enhanced potential compared to the approaches that use single strain cultures.
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- M Jobard
- a AFYREN SAS, Biopole Clermont Limagne , Saint-Beauzire Cedex , France
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- a AFYREN SAS, Biopole Clermont Limagne , Saint-Beauzire Cedex , France.,b Laboratoire "Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement" , Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal , Clermont-Ferrand , France , and
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- a AFYREN SAS, Biopole Clermont Limagne , Saint-Beauzire Cedex , France
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- b Laboratoire "Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement" , Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal , Clermont-Ferrand , France , and
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- b Laboratoire "Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement" , Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal , Clermont-Ferrand , France , and.,c CNRS, UMR 6023, LMGE , Aubiere , France
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Portune KJ, Pérez MC, Álvarez-Hornos FJ, Gabaldón C. Investigating bacterial populations in styrene-degrading biofilters by 16S rDNA tag pyrosequencing. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:3-18. [PMID: 24950754 PMCID: PMC4286631 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5868-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Revised: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Microbial biofilms are essential components in the elimination of pollutants within biofilters, yet still little is known regarding the complex relationships between microbial community structure and biodegradation function within these engineered ecosystems. To further explore this relationship, 16S rDNA tag pyrosequencing was applied to samples taken at four time points from a styrene-degrading biofilter undergoing variable operating conditions. Changes in microbial structure were observed between different stages of biofilter operation, and the level of styrene concentration was revealed to be a critical factor affecting these changes. Bacterial genera Azoarcus and Pseudomonas were among the dominant classified genera in the biofilter. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) and correlation analysis revealed that the genera Brevundimonas, Hydrogenophaga, and Achromobacter may play important roles in styrene degradation under increasing styrene concentrations. No significant correlations (P > 0.05) could be detected between biofilter operational/functional parameters and biodiversity measurements, although biological heterogeneity within biofilms and/or technical variability within pyrosequencing may have considerably affected these results. Percentages of selected bacterial taxonomic groups detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) were compared to results from pyrosequencing in order to assess the effectiveness and limitations of each method for identifying each microbial taxon. Comparison of results revealed discrepancies between the two methods in the detected percentages of numerous taxonomic groups. Biases and technical limitations of both FISH and pyrosequencing, such as the binding of FISH probes to non-target microbial groups and lack of classification of sequences for defined taxonomic groups from pyrosequencing, may partially explain some differences between the two methods.
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- Kevin J Portune
- Research Group GI2AM, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat de València, Av. de la Universidad s/n, 46100, Burjassot, Spain,
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Miyazaki M, Sakai S, Ritalahti KM, Saito Y, Yamanaka Y, Saito Y, Tame A, Uematsu K, Löffler FE, Takai K, Imachi H. Sphaerochaeta multiformis sp. nov., an anaerobic, psychrophilic bacterium isolated from subseafloor sediment, and emended description of the genus Sphaerochaeta. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:4147-4154. [PMID: 25249566 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.068148-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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An anaerobic, psychrophilic bacterium, strain MO-SPC2(T), was isolated from a methanogenic microbial community in a continuous-flow bioreactor that was established from subseafloor sediments collected from off the Shimokita Peninsula of Japan in the north-western Pacific Ocean. Cells were pleomorphic: spherical, annular, curved rod, helical and coccoid cell morphologies were observed. Motility only occurred in helical cells. Strain MO-SPC2(T) grew at 0-17 °C (optimally at 9 °C), at pH 6.0-8.0 (optimally at pH 6.8-7.2) and in 20-40 g NaCl l(-1) (optimally at 20-30 NaCl l(-1)). The strain grew chemo-organotrophically with mono-, di- and polysaccharides. The major end products of glucose fermentation were acetate, ethanol, hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The abundant polar lipids of strain MO-SPC2(T) were phosphatidylglycolipids, phospholipids and glycolipids. The major cellular fatty acids were C14 : 0, C16 : 0 and C16 : 1ω9. Isoprenoid quinones were not detected. The G+C content of the DNA was 32.3 mol%. 16S rRNA gene-based phylogenetic analysis showed that strain MO-SPC2(T) was affiliated with the genus Sphaerochaeta within the phylum Spirochaetes, and its closest relatives were Sphaerochaeta pleomorpha Grapes(T) (88.4 % sequence identity), Sphaerochaeta globosa Buddy(T) (86.7 %) and Sphaerochaeta coccoides SPN1(T) (85.4 %). Based on phenotypic characteristics and phylogenetic traits, strain MO-SPC2(T) is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Sphaerochaeta, for which the name Sphaerochaeta multiformis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is MO-SPC2(T) ( = JCM 17281(T) = DSM 23952(T)). An emended description of the genus Sphaerochaeta is also proposed.
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- Masayuki Miyazaki
- Department of Subsurface Geobiology Analysis and Research (D-SUGAR), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
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- Department of Subsurface Geobiology Analysis and Research (D-SUGAR), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
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- Joint Institute for Biological Sciences (JIBS) and Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA.,Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan.,Department of Subsurface Geobiology Analysis and Research (D-SUGAR), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
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- Department of Subsurface Geobiology Analysis and Research (D-SUGAR), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
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- Department of Subsurface Geobiology Analysis and Research (D-SUGAR), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
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- Section 1 Geochemical Oceanography, Office of Marine Research Department of Marine Science, Marine Works Japan Ltd, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
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- Section 1 Geochemical Oceanography, Office of Marine Research Department of Marine Science, Marine Works Japan Ltd, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
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- Joint Institute for Biological Sciences (JIBS) and Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA.,Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Subsurface Geobiology Analysis and Research (D-SUGAR), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
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- Department of Subsurface Geobiology Analysis and Research (D-SUGAR), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
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Comparison of the microbial communities in solid-state anaerobic digestion (SS-AD) reactors operated at mesophilic and thermophilic temperatures. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 99:969-80. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6036-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 08/11/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ban Q, Li J, Zhang L, Jha AK, Nies L. Linking Performance with Microbial Community Characteristics in an Anaerobic Baffled Reactor. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 169:1822-36. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0105-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Brown MN, Briones A, Diana J, Raskin L. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea and nitrite-oxidizing nitrospiras in the biofilter of a shrimp recirculating aquaculture system. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2012; 83:17-25. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01448.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2012] [Revised: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Monisha N. Brown
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor; MI; USA
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- Plant, Soil & Entomological Sciences Department; University of Idaho; Moscow; ID; USA
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- School of Natural Resources and the Environment; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor; MI; USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor; MI; USA
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Ben Hania W, Godbane R, Postec A, Hamdi M, Ollivier B, Fardeau ML. Defluviitoga tunisiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a mesothermic and anaerobic whey digester. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1377-1382. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.033720-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Strain SulfLac1T, a thermophilic, anaerobic and slightly halophilic, rod-shaped bacterium with a sheath-like outer structure (toga), was isolated from a whey digester in Tunisia. The strain’s non-motile cells measured 3–30×1 µm and appeared singly, in pairs or as long chains. The novel strain reduced thiosulfate and elemental sulfur, but not sulfate or sulfite, into sulfide. It grew at 37–65 °C (optimum 55 °C), at pH 6.5–7.9 (optimum pH 6.9) and with 0.2–3 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 0.5 %). The G+C content of the strain’s genomic DNA was 33.6 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain SulfLac1T was most closely related to
Petrotoga mobilis
(91.4 % sequence similarity). Based on phenotypic, phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic evidence, strain SulfLac1T represents a novel species of a new genus within the order
Thermotogales
, for which the name Defluviitoga tunisiensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is SulfLac1T ( = DSM 23805T = JCM 17210T).
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- Wajdi Ben Hania
- Laboratoire d’Ecologie et de Technologie Microbienne, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie, Centre Urbain Nord, BP 676, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie H10, UMR 235, Aix-Marseille Univ., Case 925, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire d’Ecologie et de Technologie Microbienne, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie, Centre Urbain Nord, BP 676, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie H10, UMR 235, Aix-Marseille Univ., Case 925, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie H10, UMR 235, Aix-Marseille Univ., Case 925, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire d’Ecologie et de Technologie Microbienne, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie, Centre Urbain Nord, BP 676, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie H10, UMR 235, Aix-Marseille Univ., Case 925, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie H10, UMR 235, Aix-Marseille Univ., Case 925, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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Nesbø CL, Bradnan DM, Adebusuyi A, Dlutek M, Petrus AK, Foght J, Doolittle WF, Noll KM. Mesotoga prima gen. nov., sp. nov., the first described mesophilic species of the Thermotogales. Extremophiles 2012; 16:387-93. [DOI: 10.1007/s00792-012-0437-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2011] [Accepted: 02/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tang YQ, Ji P, Hayashi J, Koike Y, Wu XL, Kida K. Characteristic microbial community of a dry thermophilic methanogenic digester: its long-term stability and change with feeding. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 91:1447-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3479-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2011] [Revised: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang J, Shi M, Lu H, Wu D, Shao MF, Zhang T, Ekama GA, van Loosdrecht MCM, Chen GH. Microbial community of sulfate-reducing up-flow sludge bed in the SANI® process for saline sewage treatment. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 90:2015-25. [PMID: 21494868 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3217-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Revised: 02/20/2011] [Accepted: 02/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This study investigated the microbial community of the sulfate-reducing up-flow sludge bed (SRUSB) of a novel sulfate reduction, autotrophic denitrification, and nitrification integrated (SANI®) process for saline sewage treatment. The investigation involved a lab-scale SANI® system treating synthetic saline sewage and a pilot-scale SANI® plant treating 10 m(3)/day of screened saline sewage. Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) were the dominant population, responsible for more than 80% of the chemical oxygen demand removal, and no methane-producing archaea were detected in both SRUSBs. Thermotogales-like bacteria were the dominant SRB in the pilot-scale SRUSB while Desulforhopalus-like bacteria were the major species in the lab-scale SRUSB.
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- Jin Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Saikaly PE, Oerther DB. Diversity of dominant bacterial taxa in activated sludge promotes functional resistance following toxic shock loading. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2011; 61:557-567. [PMID: 21153808 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-010-9783-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2010] [Accepted: 11/19/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Examining the relationship between biodiversity and functional stability (resistance and resilience) of activated sludge bacterial communities following disturbance is an important first step towards developing strategies for the design of robust biological wastewater treatment systems. This study investigates the relationship between functional resistance and biodiversity of dominant bacterial taxa by subjecting activated sludge samples, with different levels of biodiversity, to toxic shock loading with cupric sulfate (Cu[II]), 3,5-dichlorophenol (3,5-DCP), or 4-nitrophenol (4-NP). Respirometric batch experiments were performed to determine the functional resistance of activated sludge bacterial community to the three toxicants. Functional resistance was estimated as the 30 min IC(50) or the concentration of toxicant that results in a 50% reduction in oxygen utilization rate compared to a referential state represented by a control receiving no toxicant. Biodiversity of dominant bacterial taxa was assessed using polymerase chain reaction-terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-T-RFLP) targeting the 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene. Statistical analysis of 30 min IC(50) values and PCR-T-RFLP data showed a significant positive correlation (P < 0.05) between functional resistance and microbial diversity for each of the three toxicants tested. To our knowledge, this is the first study showing a positive correlation between biodiversity of dominant bacterial taxa in activated sludge and functional resistance. In this system, activated sludge bacterial communities with higher biodiversity are functionally more resistant to disturbance caused by toxic shock loading.
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- Pascal E Saikaly
- Water Desalination and Reuse Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Integrating microbial ecology in bioprocess understanding: the case of gas biofiltration. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 90:837-49. [PMID: 21424795 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3191-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2010] [Revised: 02/25/2011] [Accepted: 02/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Biofilters are packed-bed bioreactors where contaminants, once transferred from the gas phase to the biofilm, are oxidized by diverse and complex communities of attached microorganisms. Over the last decade, more and more studies aimed at opening the back box of biofiltration by unraveling the biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship. In this review, we report the insights provided by the microbial ecology approach in biofilters and we emphasize the parallels existing with other engineered ecosystems used for wastewater treatment, as they all constitute relevant model ecosystems to explore ecological issues. We considered three characteristic ecological indicators: the density, the diversity, and the structure of the microbial community. Special attention was paid to the temporal and spatial dynamics of each indicator, insofar as it can disclose the potential relationship, or absence of relation, with any operating or functional parameter. We also focused on the impact of disturbance regime on the microbial community structure, in terms of resistance, resilience, and memory. This literature review led to mitigated conclusions in terms of biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship. Depending on the environmental system itself and the way it is investigated, the spatial and temporal dynamics of the microbial community can be either correlated (e.g., spatial stratification) or uncoupled (e.g., temporal instability) to the ecosystem function. This lack of generality shows the limits of current 16S approach in complex ecosystems, where a functional approach may be more suitable.
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Sasaki D, Hori T, Haruta S, Ueno Y, Ishii M, Igarashi Y. Methanogenic pathway and community structure in a thermophilic anaerobic digestion process of organic solid waste. J Biosci Bioeng 2011; 111:41-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2010.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2010] [Revised: 08/05/2010] [Accepted: 08/20/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bergmann I, Nettmann E, Mundt K, Klocke M. Determination of methanogenic Archaea abundance in a mesophilic biogas plant based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Can J Microbiol 2010; 56:440-4. [PMID: 20555406 DOI: 10.1139/w10-021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Energy production of renewable raw material is of increasing importance for sustainable energy production. As an indispensable prerequirement for further upgrading of technical equipment and operation modes of biogas plants, a deeper knowledge of the microbial community responsible for methane formation is crucial. To overcome these limitations a mesophilic biogas plant converting pig manure, maize silage, and grains of crop was sampled and subsequently analysed by construction of a methanogenic Archaea specific 16S rRNA gene clone library combined with PCR-RFLP analysis and group-specific quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). Seventy percent of all analysed clones belonged to the order Methanomicrobiales, whereas 13% belonged to Methanosarcinales, 6% belonged to the Methanobacteriales group, and 11% of all detected clones were assigned to the CA11 and Arch1 cluster. Comparable percentages were obtained with qPCR: 84% of all detected 16S rRNA gene copy numbers were affiliated with the Methanomicrobiales, while only 14% belonged to the Methanosarcinales and 2% to the Methanobacteriales order. In conclusion, both approaches detected similar archaeal groups and revealed nearly the same abundance, pointing to a predominance of hydrogenotrophic methanogens in the biogas plant.
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- I Bergmann
- Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik Potsdam-Bornim e.V., Abteilung Bioverfahrenstechnik, Max-Eyth-Allee 100, D-14469 Potsdam, Germany
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Nunoura T, Hirai M, Imachi H, Miyazaki M, Makita H, Hirayama H, Furushima Y, Yamamoto H, Takai K. Kosmotoga arenicorallina sp. nov. a thermophilic and obligately anaerobic heterotroph isolated from a shallow hydrothermal system occurring within a coral reef, southern part of the Yaeyama Archipelago, Japan, reclassification of Thermococcoides shengliensis as Kosmotoga shengliensis comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Kosmotoga. Arch Microbiol 2010; 192:811-9. [PMID: 20694719 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-010-0611-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2010] [Revised: 07/20/2010] [Accepted: 07/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel thermophilic and sulfur-reducing bacterium, strain S304(T), was isolated from the Taketomi submarine hot spring shallow hydrothermal field located at southern part of the Yaeyama Archipelago, Japan. The cells were non-motile short thick rods or oval cocci 1.1-2.7 μm in length and 1.1-1.9 μm in width. Strain S304(T) was an obligately anaerobic heterotroph and sulfur reduction stimulates growth. Growth was observed between 50-65°C (optimum 60°C), pH 6.2-8.0 (optimum pH 7.1), 1.0-6.0% NaCl concentration (optimum 3.0%). The fatty acid composition was C(16:0) (71.4%), C(18:0) (20.9%) and C(18:1) (7.7%). The G + C content of genomic DNA was 40.8 mol%. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain S304(T) belonged to the genus Kosmotoga. Based on physiological and phylogenetic features of a new isolate, we propose new species in the genus Kosmotoga: the type strain of Kosmotoga arenicorallina sp. nov is S304(T) (=JCM 15790(T) = DSM22549(T)). Thermococcoides shengliensis 2SM-2(T) is phylogenetically associated with Kosmotoga olearia 14.5.1(T). Based on the phylogenetic relationship between Thermococcoides shengliensis 2SM-2(T) and Kosmotoga olearia 14.5.1(T), we propose the reclassification of Thermococcoides shengliensis as Kosmotoga shengliensis comb. nov. (type strain 2SM-2(T)). In addition, an emended description of the genus Kosmotoga is proposed.
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- Takuro Nunoura
- Institute of Biogeosciences, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology, Yokosuka, Japan.
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Yu SL, Tang YQ, Li Y, Zhang H, Wu XL. Gradient decrement of annealing time can improve PCR with fluorescent-labeled primers. J Biosci Bioeng 2010; 110:500-4. [PMID: 20646958 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2010.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2009] [Revised: 05/08/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The influences of fluorescence labeling on PCR amplification and T-RFLP analysis were examined by the analyses of a soil bacterial and archaeal community using both clone library and T-RFLP methods. The PCR amplification and microbial community structure patterns were compared among the primers labeled with and without fluorescent groups. PCR amplification was negatively affected by the labeling groups of the primers, which may be caused by the increment of primer molecular weight. It is known that thermodynamic movement of molecules will be slowed as molecular weight increased. Therefore it is understandable that the reaction of primer-DNA template hybridization will be inhibited with the fluorescent groups added to the primer(s). An effective "Gradient-Decreasing Annealing Time Program," in which the annealing time was initially set long and reduced cycle by cycle, can improve PCR efficiency under comparable amplification specificity with the fluorescent-labeled primers. No significant negative impact was observed in the altered conditions.
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- Su-Lin Yu
- Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Briones AM, Daugherty BJ, Angenent LT, Rausch K, Tumbleson M, Raskin L. Characterization of microbial trophic structures of two anaerobic bioreactors processing sulfate-rich waste streams. WATER RESEARCH 2009; 43:4451-4460. [PMID: 19643455 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2008] [Revised: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 07/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A multi-compartment anaerobic bioreactor, designated the anaerobic migrating blanket reactor (AMBR), did not perform well in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal after an increase in sulfate load, compared to a conventional upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. The trophic structures of the bioreactors were characterized by analyzing the electron flows, formation and consumption of fermentation intermediates and terminal product (methane and hydrogen sulfide) formation. Critical performance parameters were linked to operational perturbations such as increase in sulfate load and changes in flow reversal schemes in the AMBR. Both of these manipulations affected the microbial communities, which were monitored by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis targeting the bacterial and archaeal domains. The less stable AMBR did not produce granular biomass, and in response to increased sulfate concentrations, experienced a reversal in the distribution of hydrogenotrophic methanogens that correlated with a shift in electron flow from butyrate to propionate. As this shift occurred, bacterial populations such as butyrate-producing clostridia, became predominant, thus leading to reactor imbalance. The stable UASB reactor developed and retained granules and maintained a relatively stable archaeal community. Sulfate perturbation led to the selection of a novel bacterial group (Thermotogaceae), which was most likely well adapted to the increasingly sulfidogenic conditions in the bioreactor.
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- A M Briones
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 1351 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125, USA
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Dipippo JL, Nesbø CL, Dahle H, Doolittle WF, Birkland NK, Noll KM. Kosmotoga olearia gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic heterotroph isolated from an oil production fluid. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2991-3000. [PMID: 19643902 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.008045-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A novel thermophilic, heterotrophic bacterium, strain TBF 19.5.1(T), was isolated from oil production fluid at the Troll B oil platform in the North Sea. Cells of strain TBF 19.5.1(T) were non-motile rods with a sheath-like structure, or toga. The strain was Gram-negative and grew at 20-80 degrees C (optimum 65 degrees C), pH 5.5-8.0 (optimum pH 6.8) and NaCl concentrations of 10-60 g l(-1) (optimum 25-30 g l(-1)). For a member of the order Thermotogales, the novel isolate is capable of unprecedented growth at low temperatures, with an optimal doubling time of 175 min (specific growth rate 0.24 h(-1)) and a final optical density of >1.4 when grown on pyruvate at 37 degrees C. Various carbohydrates, proteinaceous compounds and pyruvate served as growth substrates. Thiosulfate, but not elemental sulfur, enhanced growth of the isolate. Sulfate also enhanced growth, but sulfide was not produced. The strain grew in the presence of up to approximately 15 % oxygen, but only if cysteine was included in the medium. Growth of the isolate was inhibited by acetate, lactate and propionate, while butanol and malate prevented growth. The major fermentation products formed on maltose were hydrogen, carbon dioxide and acetic acid, with traces of ethanol and propionic acid. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 42.5 mol%. Phylogenetic analyses of the 16S and 23S rRNA gene sequences as well as 29 protein-coding ORFs placed the strain within the bacterial order Thermotogales. Based on the phylogenetic analyses and the possession of a variety of physiological characteristics not previously found in any species of this order, it is proposed that the strain represents a novel species of a new genus within the family Thermotogaceae, order Thermotogales. The name Kosmotoga olearia gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Kosmotoga olearia is TBF 19.5.1(T) (=DSM 21960(T) =ATCC BAA-1733(T)).
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- Jonathan L Dipippo
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Unit 3125, 91 N. Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3125, USA
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Roy CS, Talbot G, Topp E, Beaulieu C, Palin MF, Massé DI. Bacterial community dynamics in an anaerobic plug-flow type bioreactor treating swine manure. WATER RESEARCH 2009; 43:21-32. [PMID: 18976789 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2008] [Revised: 09/19/2008] [Accepted: 09/23/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A plug-flow type anaerobic reactor consisting of eight sequential compartments was used to study shifts in a bacterial community adapted to degrade swine manure at 25 degrees C. The investigation was carried out during the first 6 months of reactor operation. The reactor successfully separated the hydrolysis/acidogenesis stage from the methanogenesis stage. Bacterial 16S rDNA- and rRNA-based fingerprints obtained through amplicon length heterogeneity PCR (LH-PCR) were analyzed with a view to characterizing the bacterial community structure and the metabolically active community, respectively. Multivariate statistical tools showed that the rDNA-based fingerprints described a more temporal than compartmentalized distribution of similar bacterial communities. By contrast, the rRNA-based multivariate analyses described a distribution that was linked more to reactor performance parameters, especially during short time periods. Diversity indices calculated from fingerprint data were used to assess overall diversity shifts. The decrease in rRNA-based diversity observed through the reactor compartments was greater than the decrease in rDNA-based diversity. This finding indicates that the analysis of metabolically active bacteria diversity was more discriminative than the analysis based on the mere presence of bacteria. The observed decrease in diversity suggests that the bacterial community became specialized in degrading less diversified substrates through the compartments. All these findings suggest that rRNA-based analyses are more appropriate for monitoring reactor performance.
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- Caroline S Roy
- Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2000 College Street, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8, Canada.
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Celis LB, Villa-Gómez D, Alpuche-Solís AG, Ortega-Morales BO, Razo-Flores E. Characterization of sulfate-reducing bacteria dominated surface communities during start-up of a down-flow fluidized bed reactor. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 36:111-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-008-0478-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2008] [Accepted: 09/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Quantifying community dynamics of nitrifiers in functionally stable reactors. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 74:286-93. [PMID: 17981943 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01006-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A sequential batch reactor (SBR) and a membrane bioreactor (MBR) were inoculated with the same sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant, supplemented with ammonium, and operated in parallel for 84 days. It was investigated whether the functional stability of the nitrification process corresponded with a static ammonia-oxidizing bacterial (AOB) community. The SBR provided complete nitrification during nearly the whole experimental run, whereas the MBR showed a buildup of 0 to 2 mg nitrite-N liter(-1) from day 45 until day 84. Based on the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiles, two novel approaches were introduced to characterize and quantify the community dynamics and interspecies abundance ratios: (i) the rate of change [Delta(t)((week))] parameter and (ii) the Pareto-Lorenz curve distribution pattern. During the whole sampling period, it was observed that neither of the reactor types maintained a static microbial community and that the SBR evolved more gradually than the MBR, particularly with respect to AOB (i.e., average weekly community changes of 12.6% +/- 5.2% for the SBR and 24.6% +/- 14.3% for the MBR). Based on the Pareto-Lorenz curves, it was observed that only a small group of AOB species played a numerically dominant role in the nitritation of both reactors, and this was true especially for the MBR. The remaining less dominant species were speculated to constitute a reserve of AOB which can proliferate to replace the dominant species. The value of these parameters in terms of tools to assist the operation of activated-sludge systems is discussed.
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McMahon KD, Martin HG, Hugenholtz P. Integrating ecology into biotechnology. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2007; 18:287-92. [PMID: 17509863 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2007.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2007] [Revised: 04/09/2007] [Accepted: 04/19/2007] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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New high-throughput culture-independent molecular tools are allowing the scientific community to characterize and understand the microbial communities underpinning environmental biotechnology processes in unprecedented ways. By creatively leveraging these new data sources, microbial ecology has the potential to transition from a purely descriptive to a predictive framework, in which ecological principles are integrated and exploited to engineer systems that are biologically optimized for the desired goal. But to achieve this goal, ecology, engineering and microbiology curricula need to be changed from the very root to better promote interdisciplinarity.
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- Katherine D McMahon
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, USA.
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