Wastewater treatment bacteria show differential preference for colonizing natural biopolymers.


Journal

Applied microbiology and biotechnology
ISSN: 1432-0614
Titre abrégé: Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8406612

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
06 May 2024
Historique:
received: 02 03 2024
accepted: 25 04 2024
revised: 21 04 2024
medline: 6 5 2024
pubmed: 6 5 2024
entrez: 6 5 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Most reduced organic matter entering activated sludge systems is particulate (1-100-µm diameter) or colloidal (0.001-1-µm diameter), yet little is known about colonization of particulate organic matter by activated sludge bacteria. In this study, colonization of biopolymers (chitin, keratin, lignocellulose, lignin, and cellulose) by activated sludge bacteria was compared with colonization of glass beads in the presence and absence of regular nutrient amendment (acetate and ammonia). Scanning electron microscopy and quantitative PCR revealed chitin and cellulose were most readily colonized followed by lignin and lignocellulose, while keratin and glass beads were relatively resistant to colonization. Bacterial community profiles on particles compared to sludge confirmed that specific bacterial phylotypes preferentially colonize different biopolymers. Nitrifying bacteria proved adept at colonizing particles, achieving higher relative abundance on particles compared to bulk sludge. Denitrifying bacteria showed similar or lower relative abundance on particles compared to sludge. KEY POINTS: • Some activated sludge bacteria colonize natural biopolymers more readily than others. • Nitrifying bacteria are overrepresented in natural biopolymer biofilm communities. • Biopolymers in wastewater likely influence activated sludge community composition.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38709299
doi: 10.1007/s00253-024-13162-x
pii: 10.1007/s00253-024-13162-x
doi:

Substances chimiques

Biopolymers 0
Sewage 0
Wastewater 0
Lignin 9005-53-2
Cellulose 9004-34-6
Chitin 1398-61-4
lignocellulose 11132-73-3

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

321

Subventions

Organisme : Australian Research Council
ID : LP180100953

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Zongzong Liu (Z)

School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, 2052, Australia.

Onder Kimyon (O)

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, 2052, Australia.

Mike Manefield (M)

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, 2052, Australia. manefield@unsw.edu.au.

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