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Modified methods obtain high-quality DNA and RNA from anaerobic activated sludge at a wide range of temperatures. J Microbiol Methods 2022; 199:106532. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2022.106532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Gannoun H, Omri I, Chouari R, Khelifi E, Keskes S, Godon JJ, Hamdi M, Sghir A, Bouallagui H. Microbial community structure associated with the high loading anaerobic codigestion of olive mill and abattoir wastewaters. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 201:337-346. [PMID: 26687494 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2015] [Revised: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The effect of increasing the organic loading rates (OLRs) on the performance of the anaerobic codigestion of olive mill (OMW) and abattoir wastewaters (AW) was investigated under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions. The structure of the microbial community was also monitored. Increasing OLR to 9g of chemical oxygen demand (COD) L(-1)d(-1) affected significantly the biogas yield and microbial diversity at 35°C. However, at 55°C digester remained stable until OLR of 12g of CODL(-1)d(-1) with higher COD removal (80%) and biogas yield (0.52Lg(-1) COD removed). Significant differences in the bacterial communities were detected between mesophilic and thermophilic conditions. The dominant phyla detected in the digester at both phases were the Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Synergistetes and Spirochaete. However, Verrucomicrobia, Proteobacteria and the candidate division BRC1 were only detected at thermophilic conditions. The Methanobacteriales and the Thermoplasmales were found as a high predominant archaeal member in the anaerobic sludge.
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- Hana Gannoun
- Université de Carthage, LR: LETMi, INSAT, B.P. 676, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia; Université de Tunis El Manar, ISSBAT, 9, Avenue Zouhaïer Essafi, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Université de Carthage, LR: LETMi, INSAT, B.P. 676, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Unité de Toxicologie Végétale et Biologie moléculaire des micro-organismes (UR11-ES-32), Tunisia
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- Université de Carthage, LR: LETMi, INSAT, B.P. 676, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Université de Carthage, LR: LETMi, INSAT, B.P. 676, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Université de Carthage, LR: LETMi, INSAT, B.P. 676, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Université d'Evry Val d'Essonne (UEVE), Evry, France; CEA, Institut de Génomique, Genoscope, Evry, France
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- Université de Carthage, LR: LETMi, INSAT, B.P. 676, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia.
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Wei Y, Zhou H, Zhang J, Zhang L, Geng A, Liu F, Zhao G, Wang S, Zhou Z, Yan X. Insight into Dominant Cellulolytic Bacteria from Two Biogas Digesters and Their Glycoside Hydrolase Genes. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0129921. [PMID: 26070087 PMCID: PMC4466528 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Diverse cellulolytic bacteria are essential for maintaining high lignocellulose degradation ability in biogas digesters. However, little was known about functional genes and gene clusters of dominant cellulolytic bacteria in biogas digesters. This is the foundation to understand lignocellulose degradation mechanisms of biogas digesters and apply these gene resource for optimizing biofuel production. A combination of metagenomic and 16S rRNA gene clone library methods was used to investigate the dominant cellulolytic bacteria and their glycoside hydrolase (GH) genes in two biogas digesters. The 16S rRNA gene analysis revealed that the dominant cellulolytic bacteria were strains closely related to Clostridium straminisolvens and an uncultured cellulolytic bacterium designated BG-1. To recover GH genes from cellulolytic bacteria in general, and BG-1 in particular, a refined assembly approach developed in this study was used to assemble GH genes from metagenomic reads; 163 GH-containing contigs ≥ 1 kb in length were obtained. Six recovered GH5 genes that were expressed in E. coli demonstrated multiple lignocellulase activities and one had high mannanase activity (1255 U/mg). Eleven fosmid clones harboring the recovered GH-containing contigs were sequenced and assembled into 10 fosmid contigs. The composition of GH genes in the 163 assembled metagenomic contigs and 10 fosmid contigs indicated that diverse GHs and lignocellulose degradation mechanisms were present in the biogas digesters. In particular, a small portion of BG-1 genome information was recovered by PhyloPythiaS analysis. The lignocellulase gene clusters in BG-1 suggested that it might use a possible novel lignocellulose degradation mechanism to efficiently degrade lignocellulose. Dominant cellulolytic bacteria of biogas digester possess diverse GH genes, not only in sequences but also in their functions, which may be applied for production of biofuel in the future.
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- Yongjun Wei
- CAS-Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Microbiology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Department of Microbiology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China
- Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory for Health and Disease Genomics, Chinese National Human Genome Center, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory for Health and Disease Genomics, Chinese National Human Genome Center, Shanghai, China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (XY); (ZZ)
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (XY); (ZZ)
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Development and validation of a multiplex reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) assay for the rapid detection of Citrus tristeza virus, Citrus psorosis virus, and Citrus leaf blotch virus. J Virol Methods 2015; 220:64-75. [PMID: 25907469 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2015.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A single real-time multiplex reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assay for the simultaneous detection of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV), Citrus psorosis virus (CPsV), and Citrus leaf blotch virus (CLBV) was developed and validated using three different fluorescently labeled minor groove binding qPCR probes. To increase the detection reliability, coat protein (CP) genes from large number of different isolates of CTV, CPsV and CLBV were sequenced and a multiple sequence alignment was generated with corresponding CP sequences from the GenBank and a robust multiplex RT-qPCR assay was designed. The capacity of the multiplex RT-qPCR assay in detecting the viruses was compared to singleplex RT-qPCR designed specifically for each virus and was assessed using multiple virus isolates from diverse geographical regions and citrus species as well as graft-inoculated citrus plants infected with various combination of the three viruses. No significant difference in detection limits was found and specificity was not affected by the inclusion of the three assays in a multiplex RT-qPCR reaction. Comparison of the viral load for each virus using singleplex and multiplex RT-qPCR assays, revealed no significant differences between the two assays in virus detection. No significant difference in Cq values was detected when using one-step and two-step multiplex RT-qPCR detection formats. Optimizing the RNA extraction technique for citrus tissues and testing the quality of the extracted RNA using RT-qPCR targeting the cytochrome oxidase citrus gene as an RNA specific internal control proved to generate better diagnostic assays. Results showed that the developed multiplex RT-qPCR can streamline viruses testing of citrus nursery stock by replacing three separate singleplex assays, thus reducing time and labor while retaining the same sensitivity and specificity. The three targeted RNA viruses are regulated pathogens for California's mandatory "Section 3701: Citrus Nursery Stock Pest Cleanliness Program". Adopting a compatible multiplex RT-qPCR testing protocol for these viruses as well as other RNA and DNA regulated pathogens will provide a valuable alternative tool for virus detection and efficient program implementation.
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Kim J, Lee C. Response of a continuous biomethanation process to transient organic shock loads under controlled and uncontrolled pH conditions. WATER RESEARCH 2015; 73:68-77. [PMID: 25644629 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Revised: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The organic loading rate (OLR) is a critical factor that controls the treatment efficiency and biogas production in anaerobic digestion (AD). Therefore, organic shock loads may cause significant process imbalances accompanied by a drop in pH and acid accumulation or even failure. This study investigated the response of a continuous mesophilic anaerobic bioreactor to a series of transient organic shock loads of the substrate whey permeate, a high-strength organic wastewater from cheese making. The reactor was subjected to organic shock loads of increasing magnitude (a one-day pulse of elevated feed organic concentration) under controlled (near 7) and uncontrolled pH conditions at a fixed HRT of 10 days. The reactor was resilient to up to a shock load of up to 8.0 g SCOD/L·d under controlled pH conditions but failed to recover from the serious imbalance caused by a 3.0-g SCOD/L·d shock load, thus indicating the critical effect of pH on system resilience. The acidified reactor was not restored by interrupted feeding under the acidic conditions that were formed (pH ≤ 4.5) but was successfully restored after pH adjustment to 7. The reactor subsequently reverted to continuous mode without pH control and showed a performance comparable to the stable performance at the design OLR of 1.0 g SCOD/L·d. The bacterial community structure shifted dynamically in association with disturbances in the reactor conditions, whereas the archaeal community structure remained simple and less variable during the shock loading experiments. The structural shifts of the bacterial community were well correlated with the process performance changes, and performance recovery was generally accompanied by recovery of the bacterial community structure. The overall results suggest that the reactor pH, rather than simply acting as an accumulation of organic acids, had a crucial effect on the resilience and robustness of the microbial community and thus on the reactor performance under organic shock loads.
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- Jaai Kim
- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 689-798, Republic of Korea
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- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 689-798, Republic of Korea.
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Hori T, Haruta S, Sasaki D, Hanajima D, Ueno Y, Ogata A, Ishii M, Igarashi Y. Reorganization of the bacterial and archaeal populations associated with organic loading conditions in a thermophilic anaerobic digester. J Biosci Bioeng 2015; 119:337-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2014.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2014] [Revised: 07/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kwon SH, Nakasaki K. Relationship between changes in microbial community and the deterioration of methane fermentation which treats synthetic peptone wastewater. J IND ENG CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2014.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Venkatakrishnan H, Tan Y, Majid MBA, Pathak S, Sendjaja AY, Li D, Liu JJL, Zhou Y, Ng WJ. Effect of a high strength chemical industry wastewater on microbial community dynamics and mesophilic methane generation. J Environ Sci (China) 2014; 26:875-884. [PMID: 25079418 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(13)60515-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Revised: 08/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A high strength chemical industry wastewater was assessed for its impact on anaerobic microbial community dynamics and consequently mesophilic methane generation. Cumulative methane production was 251 mL/g total chemical oxygen demand removed at standard temperature and pressure at the end of 30 days experimental period with a highest recorded methane percentage of 80.6% of total biogas volume. Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) analysis revealed that acetic acid was the major intermediate VFAs produced with propionic acid accumulating over the experimental period. Quantitative analysis of microbial communities in the test and control groups with quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction highlighted that in the test group, Eubacteria (96.3%) was dominant in comparison with methanogens (3.7%). The latter were dominated by Methanomicrobiales and Methanobacteriales while Methanosarcinaceae in test groups increased over the experimental period, reaching a maximum on day 30. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profile was performed, targeting the 16S rRNA gene of Eubacteria and Archaea, with the DNA samples extracted at 3 different time points from the test groups. A phylogenetic tree was constructed for the sequences using the neighborhood joining method. The analysis revealed that the presence of organisms resembling Syntrophomonadaceae could have contributed to increased production of acetic and propionic acid intermediates while decrease of organisms resembling Pelotomaculum sp. could have most likely contributed to accumulation of propionic acid. This study suggested that the degradation of organic components within the high strength industrial wastewater is closely linked with the activity of certain niche microbial communities within eubacteria and methanogens.
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- Harish Venkatakrishnan
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore; Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Center, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore.
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Center, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore; School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200025, China.
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- Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Center, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Center, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Center, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore; Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Center, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore; Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637141, Singapore.
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Microbial ecology of anaerobic digesters: the key players of anaerobiosis. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:183752. [PMID: 24701142 PMCID: PMC3950365 DOI: 10.1155/2014/183752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Anaerobic digestion is the method of wastes treatment aimed at a reduction of their hazardous effects on the biosphere. The mutualistic behavior of various anaerobic microorganisms results in the decomposition of complex organic substances into simple, chemically stabilized compounds, mainly methane and CO2. The conversions of complex organic compounds to CH4 and CO2 are possible due to the cooperation of four different groups of microorganisms, that is, fermentative, syntrophic, acetogenic, and methanogenic bacteria. Microbes adopt various pathways to evade from the unfavorable conditions in the anaerobic digester like competition between sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) and methane forming bacteria for the same substrate. Methanosarcina are able to use both acetoclastic and hydrogenotrophic pathways for methane production. This review highlights the cellulosic microorganisms, structure of cellulose, inoculum to substrate ratio, and source of inoculum and its effect on methanogenesis. The molecular techniques such as DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) utilized for dynamic changes in microbial communities and FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization) that deal with taxonomy and interaction and distribution of tropic groups used are also discussed.
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Regueiro L, Veiga P, Figueroa M, Lema JM, Carballa M. Influence of transitional states on the microbial ecology of anaerobic digesters treating solid wastes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:2015-27. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5378-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2013] [Revised: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Identification of microorganisms in the granules generated during methane fermentation of the syrup wastewater produced while canning fruit. Process Biochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Effect of temperature and hydraulic retention time on volatile fatty acid production based on bacterial community structure in anaerobic acidogenesis using swine wastewater. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2013; 36:791-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-013-0905-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Kim W, Shin SG, Cho K, Lee C, Hwang S. Performance of methanogenic reactors in temperature phased two-stage anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater. J Biosci Bioeng 2012; 114:635-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2012.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Revised: 06/13/2012] [Accepted: 07/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Shin SG, Yoo S, Hwang K, Song M, Kim W, Han G, Hwang S. Dynamics of transitional acidogenic community along with methanogenic population during anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater. Process Biochem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2011.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hori T, Sasaki D, Haruta S, Shigematsu T, Ueno Y, Ishii M, Igarashi Y. Detection of active, potentially acetate-oxidizing syntrophs in an anaerobic digester by flux measurement and formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase (FTHFS) expression profiling. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2011; 157:1980-1989. [PMID: 21474532 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.049189-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Syntrophic oxidation of acetate, so-called reversed reductive acetogenesis, is one of the most important degradation steps in anaerobic digesters. However, little is known about the genetic diversity of the micro-organisms involved. Here we investigated the activity and composition of potentially acetate-oxidizing syntrophs using a combinatorial approach of flux measurement and transcriptional profiling of the formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase (FTHFS) gene, an ecological biomarker for reductive acetogenesis. During the operation of a thermophilic anaerobic digester, volatile fatty acids were mostly depleted, suggesting a high turnover rate for dissolved H(2), and hydrogenotrophic methanogens were the dominant archaeal members. Batch cultivation of the digester microbiota with (13)C-labelled acetate indicated that syntrophic oxidation accounted for 13.1-21.3 % of methane production from acetate. FTHFS genes were transcribed in the absence of carbon monoxide, methoxylated compounds and inorganic electron acceptors other than CO(2), which is implicated in the activity of reversed reductive acetogenesis; however, expression itself does not distinguish whether biosynthesis or biodegradation is functioning. The mRNA- and DNA-based terminal RFLP and clone library analyses indicated that, out of nine FTHFS phylotypes detected, the FTHFS genes from the novel phylotypes I-IV in addition to the known syntroph Thermacetogenium phaeum (i.e. phylotype V) were specifically expressed. These transcripts arose from phylogenetically presumed homoacetogens. The results of this study demonstrate that hitherto unidentified phylotypes of homoacetogens are responsible for syntrophic acetate oxidation in an anaerobic digester.
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- Tomoyuki Hori
- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukisamu-Higashi 2-17-2-1, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo 062-8517, Japan.,Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa 1-1, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan.,Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Applied Life Sciences, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, Niigata 956-8603, Japan
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- Kajima Technical Research Institute, Tobitakyu 2-19-1, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182-0036, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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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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Tabatabaei M, Rahim RA, Abdullah N, Wright ADG, Shirai Y, Sakai K, Sulaiman A, Hassan MA. Importance of the methanogenic archaea populations in anaerobic wastewater treatments. Process Biochem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2010.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Quantitative and qualitative transitions of methanogen community structure during the batch anaerobic digestion of cheese-processing wastewater. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 87:1963-73. [PMID: 20512323 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2685-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Revised: 05/12/2010] [Accepted: 05/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Qualitative and quantitative shifts in methanogen community structure, associated with process performance data, were investigated during the batch anaerobic digestion of a cheese-processing wastewater, whey permeate. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and real-time PCR techniques were applied to obtain qualitative and quantitative microbial data sets, respectively, based on methanogen 16S rRNA genes. Throughout the operation, dynamic variations in both qualitative and quantitative community structures were observed, with repeated shifts in dominance between the aceticlastic Methanosarcinaceae (suggested mainly by the detection of a Methanosarcina-like population) and the hydrogenotrophic Methanomicrobiales (suggested mainly by the detection of a Methanofollis-like population). This trend corresponded well to the diauxic utilization of acetate and longer-chain fatty acids (C(3)-C(6)), mainly propionate. Joint-plot non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMS) analysis demonstrated that the qualitative and quantitative community shifts had significant correlations with the composition of residual organic acids and the methane production rate, respectively. This suggests the potential use of microbial community shift analysis as an indicative tool for diagnosing anaerobic digestion processes. The results suggest that more attention should be directed to quantitative, as well as qualitative, approaches for a better understanding of anaerobic digestion, particularly in terms of biogas production efficiency, under dynamic and transitional conditions.
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Ananthakrishnan G, Venkataprasanna T, Roy A, Brlansky RH. Characterization of the mixture of genotypes of a Citrus tristeza virus isolate by reverse transcription-quantitative real-time PCR. J Virol Methods 2009; 164:75-82. [PMID: 20005260 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2009] [Revised: 11/24/2009] [Accepted: 12/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A multiplex real-time PCR assay was developed to detect and quantify the Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) genotypic mixture present in infected plants. CTV isolate FS627, a complex Florida isolate containing T36, T30 and VT genotypes and its aphid transmitted subisolates was used. The relative quantitative assay was carried out using specific primers and probes developed from the genotypes of three CTV virus isolates and included the coat protein region of isolate T36 and the 5' end, ORF 1a and ORF 2 region of isolates T36, T30 and VT. Among the three genotypes present in the aphid transmitted subisolates, the T30 genotype showed higher overall relative quantitation in all specific regions compared to other isolates. The profiles of the some aphid transmitted subisolates were different from the parent source from which they transmitted. The 2(-DeltaDeltaCt) method (the amount of target, normalized to an endogenous control and relative to a calibrator) was used to analyze the relative titers of the three reference genotypes in the aphid transmitted plants infected with FS627. This protocol enabled assessments of CTV genetic diversity in the aphid transmitted subisolates. This simple quantitative assay was sensitive, efficient, and took less time than other existing methods. This relative quantitative assay will be a reliable tool for diagnosis, detection and genetic diversity studies on CTV.
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- G Ananthakrishnan
- University of Florida, IFAS, Citrus Research and Education Center, Plant Pathology, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA
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Bertin L, Colao MC, Ruzzi M, Fava F. Performances and microbial features of a granular activated carbon packed-bed biofilm reactor capable of an efficient anaerobic digestion of olive mill wastewaters. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2009; 48:413-23. [PMID: 19712310 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsec.2004.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Anaerobic digestion of olive mill wastewaters is generally performed in anaerobic contact bioreactors where the removal of toxic phenols is often unsatisfactory. In the present work we show that a granular activated carbon packed-bed biofilm reactor can be successfully used to achieve effective and reproducible wastewater decontamination even at high organic loads. A comparison of 16S rRNA gene sequences of the inoculum and of biomass samples from different districts of the reactor revealed enrichment of specific microbial populations, probably minor members of the inoculum and/or of the olive mill wastewaters. They mainly consisted of the members of Proteobacteria, Flexibacter-Cytophaga-Bacteroides, and sulphate-reducing bacteria. The dominant sequence among Archaea (70% of clones) was closely related to Methanobacterium formicicum.
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Lee C, Kim J, Hwang K, O'Flaherty V, Hwang S. Quantitative analysis of methanogenic community dynamics in three anaerobic batch digesters treating different wastewaters. WATER RESEARCH 2009; 43:157-65. [PMID: 18945471 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2008] [Revised: 09/22/2008] [Accepted: 09/23/2008] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Quantitative changes in methanogenic community structures, associated with performance data, were investigated in three anaerobic batch digesters treating synthetic glucose medium, whey permeate, and liquefied sewage sludge. All digesters were initially seeded with anaerobic sludge obtained from a local municipal wastewater treatment plant. Dynamics of methanogenic populations were monitored, at order and family levels, using real-time PCR based on the 16S rRNA gene. The molecular monitoring revealed that, in each digester, the quantitative structure of methanogenic community varied continuously over treatment time and the variation corresponded well to the changes in chemical profiles. Biphasic production of methane, associated with successive increases in aceticlastic (mainly Methanosarcinaceae) and hydrogenotrophic (mainly Methanomicrobiales) methanogenic groups, was observed in each digester. This corresponded to the diauxic utilization of acetate and longer-chain volatile fatty acids (C(3)-C(6)), mainly propionate. Additionally, the non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) analysis of the quantification results demonstrated that the community shift patterns in three digesters were totally different from each other. Considering that the operating conditions in all trials were identical except substrates, the differences in quantitative shift profiles were suggested to be due to the different substrate compositions. This implied that the composition of wastewater could affect the evolution of quantitative methanogenic community structure in an anaerobic process. Overall, our results suggested that more attention to quantitative as well as qualitative approaches on microbial communities is needed for fundamental understanding of anaerobic processes, particularly under dynamic or transitional conditions.
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- Changsoo Lee
- Microbial Ecology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Environmental Change Institute (ECI), National University of Ireland, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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Lee C, Kim J, Shin SG, Hwang S. Monitoring bacterial and archaeal community shifts in a mesophilic anaerobic batch reactor treating a high-strength organic wastewater. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2008; 65:544-54. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00530.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Shin SG, Lee C, Hwang K, Ahn JH, Hwang S. Use of order-specific primers to investigate the methanogenic diversity in acetate enrichment system. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 35:1345-52. [PMID: 18712555 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-008-0417-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2008] [Accepted: 07/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The applicability of order-specific primers in minimizing the possible underestimation of microbial diversity was evaluated via denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of a lab-scale anaerobic digester. Initially, a population analysis with real-time quantitative PCR demonstrated the existence of three methanogenic orders--Methanobacteriales, Methanomicrobiales, and Methanosarcinales--throughout the reaction period. DGGE analyses with three pairs of order-specific primers yielded eight operational taxonomic units (OTUs), whereas DGGE analysis with two independent Archaea-specific primers identified only five. Moreover, the order-specific primers amplified at least one OTU affiliated with each order, whereas no members of Methanobacteriales or Methanomicrobiales were identified with Archaea-specific primers in most samples. These findings provide evidence that order-specific analysis can detect the diversity of methanogens in greater detail than conventional Archaea-specific analysis.
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- Seung Gu Shin
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyungbuk, 790-784, South Korea
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Lee C, Kim J, Do H, Hwang S. Monitoring thiocyanate-degrading microbial community in relation to changes in process performance in mixed culture systems near washout. WATER RESEARCH 2008; 42:1254-1262. [PMID: 17935752 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2007] [Revised: 08/20/2007] [Accepted: 09/20/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Changes in microbial community structure, associated with changes in process performance, were investigated with respect to the sludge retention time (SRT) in bioreactors treating thiocyanate. Among the seven reactors operated at 0.8-3.0 d SRTs, respectively, the reactor at 2.0 d SRT displayed the maximal thiocyanate removal rate of 240.2mg/L/d. However, the thiocyanate removal efficiency suddenly decreased from 96.1% to 43.1% when the SRT was reduced from 2.0 to 1.8d, corresponding to a 50.1% drop in the removal rate. Microbial communities in the reactors operated at short SRTs, near washout, were analyzed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) based on bacterial 16S rRNA genes. All band sequences recovered were assigned to two phyla, Proteobacteria and Bacteriodetes. A Thiobacillus-like microorganism was commonly detected in all the reactors and is suggested to be the main organism responsible for thiocyanate decomposition. Several DGGE band sequences were closely related to the environmental clones detected in environments rich in sulfur and/or nitrogen compounds. Statistical analysis of the DGGE profiles demonstrated that the structure of thiocyanate-degrading communities, as well as the process performance, changed with change in SRT. The microbial community profiles were not always more closely related to those at similar SRT than those at less similar SRT on the non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) map. This was also supported by clustering analysis. These results were contrary to the general notion that the community structures in continuous systems will be controlled by the washout of microbial populations. Our experimental results suggest that the structure of a microbial thiocyanate-degrading community at a given SRT would not be determined only by the washout effect.
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- Changsoo Lee
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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Real-time PCR determination of rRNA gene copy number: absolute and relative quantification assays with Escherichia coli. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 78:371-6. [PMID: 18074129 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1300-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2007] [Revised: 11/20/2007] [Accepted: 11/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methodology for the determination of rRNA gene (rrn) copy number was introduced and demonstrated. Both absolute and relative quantifications were tested with Escherichia coli. The separate detection of rRNA gene and chromosomal DNA was achieved using two primer sets, specific for 16S rRNA gene and for D-1-deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate synthase gene (dxs), respectively. As dxs is a single-copy gene of E. coli chromosomal DNA, the rrn copy number can be determined as the copy ratio of rrn to dxs. This methodology was successfully applied to determine the rrn copy number in E. coli cells. The results from absolute and relative quantifications were identical and highly reproducible with coefficient of variation (CV) values of 1.8-4.6%. The estimated rrn copy numbers also corresponded to the previously reported value in E. coli (i.e., 7), indicating that the results were reliable. The methodology introduced in this study is faster and cost-effective without safety problems compared to the traditionally used Southern blot analysis. The fundamentals in our methodology would be applicable to any microorganism, as long as having the sequence information of the rRNA gene and another chromosomal gene with a known copy number.
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Yokoyama H, Moriya N, Ohmori H, Waki M, Ogino A, Tanaka Y. Community analysis of hydrogen-producing extreme thermophilic anaerobic microflora enriched from cow manure with five substrates. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 77:213-22. [PMID: 17828395 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1144-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2007] [Revised: 07/30/2007] [Accepted: 08/01/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The present study analyzed the community structures of anaerobic microflora producing hydrogen under extreme thermophilic conditions by two culture-independent methods: denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and clone library analyses. Extreme thermophilic microflora (ETM) was enriched from cow manure by repeated batch cultures at 75 degrees C, using a substrate of xylose, glucose, lactose, cellobiose, or soluble starch, and produced hydrogen at yields of 0.56, 2.65, 2.17, 2.68, and 1.73 mol/mol-monosaccharide degraded, respectively. The results from the DGGE and clone library analyses were consistent and demonstrated that the community structures of ETM enriched with the four hexose-based substrates (glucose, lactose, cellobiose, and soluble starch) consisted of a single species, closely related to a hydrogen-producing extreme thermophile, Caldoanaerobacter subterraneus, with diversity at subspecies levels. The ETM enriched with xylose was more diverse than those enriched with the other substrates, and contained the bacterium related to C. subterraneus and an unclassified bacterium, distantly related to a xylan-degrading and hydrogen-producing extreme thermophile, Caloramator fervidus.
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- Hiroshi Yokoyama
- Waste Recycling Research Team, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, 2 Ikenodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Boumba VA, Ziavrou KS, Vougiouklakis T. Biochemical pathways generating post-mortem volatile compounds co-detected during forensic ethanol analyses. Forensic Sci Int 2007; 174:133-51. [PMID: 17452087 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2007] [Revised: 03/13/2007] [Accepted: 03/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this contribution are presented the fermentations of the main substrates present in a decaying corpse, namely carbohydrates, amino acids, glycerol and fatty acids, generating the post-mortem volatile compounds that could be detected along with ethanol during the forensic ethanol analysis. The available literature (preferably reviews) on microbial metabolic pathways (enzymes, substrates, conditions) that are implicated in the formation of these volatiles has been reviewed. The microbial formation of the following volatiles is supported by the presented biochemical data: ethanol, acetaldehyde, acetone, 2-propanol, 1-propanol, 1-butanol, isobutanol, isoamyl alcohol, d-amyl alcohol, acetate, propionate, butyrate, isobutyrate and ethyl esters (mainly ethyl acetate). The extracted information was correlated with the existing forensic literature on the post-mortem detected volatiles. The significance of the microbial produced volatiles on the selection of an appropriate internal standard for the ethanol analysis has been considered. Finally, the possible contribution of the presence of volatiles in the interpretation of ethanol analysis results in post-mortem cases is discussed.
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- Vassiliki A Boumba
- Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
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Sasaki K, Haruta S, Ueno Y, Ishii M, Igarashi Y. Microbial population in the biomass adhering to supporting material in a packed-bed reactor degrading organic solid waste. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 75:941-52. [PMID: 17334757 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-0888-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2006] [Revised: 02/11/2007] [Accepted: 02/13/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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An anaerobic packed-bed reactor using carbon fiber textiles (CFT) as the supporting material was continuously operated using an artificial garbage slurry. 16S rRNA gene analysis showed that many bacteria in the biomass adhering to CFT were closely related to those observed from other anaerobic environments, although a wide variety of unidentified bacteria were also found. Dot blot hybridization results clarified that 16S rRNA levels of methanogens in the adhering biomass were higher than those in the effluent. Based on microscopic observation, the adhering biomass consisted of microorganisms, organic material, and void areas. Bacteria and Archaea detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization were distributed from the surface to the inner regions of the adhering biomass. Methanosarcina sp. tended to be more abundant in the inner part of the adhering biomass than at the surface. This is the first report to elucidate the structure of the microbial community on CFT in a packed-bed reactor.
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- Kengo Sasaki
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
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Yokoyama H, Waki M, Moriya N, Yasuda T, Tanaka Y, Haga K. Effect of fermentation temperature on hydrogen production from cow waste slurry by using anaerobic microflora within the slurry. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 74:474-83. [PMID: 17021868 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0647-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2005] [Revised: 08/20/2006] [Accepted: 08/22/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We examined hydrogen production from a dairy cow waste slurry (13.4 g of volatile solids per liter) by batch cultures in a temperature range from 37 to 85 degrees C, using microflora naturally present within the slurry. Without the addition of seed bacteria, hydrogen was produced by simply incubating the slurry, using the microflora within the slurry. Interestingly, two peaks of fermentation temperatures for hydrogen production from the slurry were observed at 60 and 75 degrees C (392 and 248 ml H2 per liter of slurry, respectively). After the termination of the hydrogen evolution, the microflora cultured at 60 degrees C displayed hydrogen-consuming activity, but hydrogen-consuming activity of the microflora cultured at 75 degrees C was not detected, at least for 24 days. At both 60 and 75 degrees C, the main by-product was acetate, and the optimum pH of the slurry for hydrogen production was around neutral. Bacteria related to hydrogen-producing moderate and extreme thermophiles, Clostridium thermocellum and Caldanaerobacter subterraneus, were detected in the slurries cultured at 60 and 75 degrees C, respectively, by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analyses, using the V3 region of 16S rDNA.
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- Hiroshi Yokoyama
- Waste Recycling Research Team, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS), 2 Ikenodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan.
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Díaz EE, Stams AJM, Amils R, Sanz JL. Phenotypic properties and microbial diversity of methanogenic granules from a full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor treating brewery wastewater. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:4942-9. [PMID: 16820491 PMCID: PMC1489364 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02985-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Methanogenic granules from an anaerobic bioreactor that treated wastewater of a beer brewery consisted of different morphological types of granules. In this study, the microbial compositions of the different granules were analyzed by molecular microbiological techniques: cloning, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. We propose here that the different types of granules reflect the different stages in the life cycle of granules. Young granules were small, black, and compact and harbored active cells. Gray granules were the most abundant granules. These granules have a multilayer structure with channels and void areas. The core was composed of dead or starving cells with low activity. The brown granules, which were the largest granules, showed a loose and amorphous structure with big channels that resulted in fractured zones and corresponded to the older granules. Firmicutes (as determined by FISH) and Nitrospira and Deferribacteres (as determined by cloning and sequencing) were the predominant Bacteria. Remarkably, Firmicutes could not be detected in the brown granules. The methanogenic Archaea identified were Methanosaeta concilii (70 to 90% by FISH and cloning), Methanosarcina mazei, and Methanospirillum spp. The phenotypic appearance of the granules reflected the physiological condition of the granules. This may be valuable to easily select appropriate seed sludges to start up other reactors.
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- Emiliano E Díaz
- Department of Molecular Biology, Autonoma University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Sasaki K, Haruta S, Ueno Y, Ishii M, Igarashi Y. Archaeal population on supporting material in methanogenic packed-bed reactor. J Biosci Bioeng 2006; 102:244-6. [PMID: 17046542 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.102.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2006] [Accepted: 06/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The population of methanogenic archaea in a packed-bed reactor was determined. A difference between populations on the supporting material and in effluent was observed at operation under a high organic loading rate and a short hydraulic retention time. This difference was characterized by the predominance of Methanosarcina sp. on the supporting material.
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- Kengo Sasaki
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Tokyo, Japan
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Ueno Y, Sasaki D, Fukui H, Haruta S, Ishii M, Igarashi Y. Changes in bacterial community during fermentative hydrogen and acid production from organic waste by thermophilic anaerobic microflora. J Appl Microbiol 2006; 101:331-43. [PMID: 16882140 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02939.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS Changes in fermentation pattern during the treatment of organic wastes containing solid materials by thermophilic anaerobic microflora were investigated with respect to product formation and bacterial community structure during hydrogen production. METHODS AND RESULTS Anaerobic microflora enriched from sludge compost was cultivated using artificial garbage slurry in a continuous flow-stirred tank reactor. Product formation varied depending on pH and hydraulic retention time (HRT) applied. Community analysis by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and clone library analysis of polymerase chain reaction-amplified bacterial 16S rDNA indicated that difference in the fermentative product distribution could be caused by different populations of micro-organisms in the microflora. CONCLUSION Hydrogen fermentation with acetate/butyrate formation was optimized at <1.0 d HRT at pH 5.0 and 6.0. Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum was the dominant hydrogen-producing micro-organism. Conversely, unidentified organisms became dominant after 4.0 d HRT at pH 7.0 and 8.0, where relatively high-solubilization efficiency of solid materials was observed with no production of hydrogen. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is the first report describing product formation in the fermentation of solid organic wastes by a mixed population of micro-organisms. Various fermentation patterns including hydrogen fermentation were characterized and evaluated from engineering and microbial aspects.
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- Y Ueno
- Kajima Technical Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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Hori T, Haruta S, Ueno Y, Ishii M, Igarashi Y. Direct comparison of single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) to characterize a microbial community on the basis of 16S rRNA gene fragments. J Microbiol Methods 2006; 66:165-9. [PMID: 16364477 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2005] [Revised: 10/28/2005] [Accepted: 11/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Characterization of microbial communities using single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) was compared with that using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). This comparison was based on the V3-4 region (Escherichia coli positions: 341-806) of 16S rRNA gene of bacterial or archaeal communities obtained from a methanogenic bioreactor. Significant differences in the bacterial banding profiles were observed while attempting to detect the diversity of the community and its succession during the reactor operation. The SSCP produced a number of sharp bands and differentiated the bacterial community structures to which the DGGE gave an identical pattern. On the other hand, the SSCP and DGGE provided similar succession patterns for archaeal community.
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- Tomoyuki Hori
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Hori T, Haruta S, Ueno Y, Ishii M, Igarashi Y. Dynamic transition of a methanogenic population in response to the concentration of volatile fatty acids in a thermophilic anaerobic digester. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:1623-30. [PMID: 16461718 PMCID: PMC1392901 DOI: 10.1128/aem.72.2.1623-1630.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In this study, the microbial community succession in a thermophilic methanogenic bioreactor under deteriorative and stable conditions that were induced by acidification and neutralization, respectively, was investigated using PCR-mediated single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) based on the 16S rRNA gene, quantitative PCR, and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The SSCP analysis indicated that the archaeal community structure was closely correlated with the volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration, while the bacterial population was impacted by pH. The archaeal community consisted mainly of two species of hydrogenotrophic methanogen (i.e., a Methanoculleus sp. and a Methanothermobacter sp.) and one species of aceticlastic methanogen (i.e., a Methanosarcina sp.). The quantitative PCR of the 16S rRNA gene from each methanogen revealed that the Methanoculleus sp. predominated among the methanogens during operation under stable conditions in the absence of VFAs. Accumulation of VFAs induced a dynamic transition of hydrogenotrophic methanogens, and in particular, a drastic change (i.e., an approximately 10,000-fold increase) in the amount of the 16S rRNA gene from the Methanothermobacter sp. The predominance of the one species of hydrogenotrophic methanogen was replaced by that of the other in response to the VFA concentration, suggesting that the dissolved hydrogen concentration played a decisive role in the predominance. The hydrogenotrophic methanogens existed close to bacteria in aggregates, and a transition of the associated bacteria was also observed by FISH analyses. The degradation of acetate accumulated during operation under deteriorative conditions was concomitant with the selective proliferation of the Methanosarcina sp., indicating effective acetate degradation by the aceticlastic methanogen. The simple methanogenic population in the thermophilic anaerobic digester significantly responded to the environmental conditions, especially to the concentration of VFAs.
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MESH Headings
- Anaerobiosis
- Base Sequence
- Bioreactors/microbiology
- DNA, Archaeal/genetics
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- Fatty Acids/metabolism
- Genes, Archaeal
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Methane/biosynthesis
- Methanobacteriaceae/genetics
- Methanobacteriaceae/metabolism
- Methanomicrobiaceae/genetics
- Methanomicrobiaceae/metabolism
- Methanosarcina/genetics
- Methanosarcina/metabolism
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
- RNA, Archaeal/genetics
- RNA, Bacterial/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- Waste Disposal, Fluid
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- Tomoyuki Hori
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Ishii S, Kosaka T, Hori K, Hotta Y, Watanabe K. Coaggregation facilitates interspecies hydrogen transfer between Pelotomaculum thermopropionicum and Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 71:7838-45. [PMID: 16332758 PMCID: PMC1317437 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.12.7838-7845.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A thermophilic syntrophic bacterium, Pelotomaculum thermopropionicum strain SI, was grown in a monoculture or coculture with a hydrogenotrophic methanogen, Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus strain DeltaH. Microscopic observation revealed that cells of each organism were dispersed in a monoculture independent of the growth substrate. In a coculture, however, these organisms coaggregated to different degrees depending on the substrate; namely, a large fraction of the cells coaggregated when they were grown on propionate, but relatively few cells coaggregated when they were grown on ethanol or 1-propanol. Field emission-scanning electron microscopy revealed that flagellum-like filaments of SI cells played a role in making contact with DeltaH cells. Microscopic observation of aggregates also showed that extracellular polymeric substance-like structures were present in intercellular spaces. In order to evaluate the importance of coaggregation for syntrophic propionate oxidation, allowable average distances between SI and DeltaH cells for accomplishing efficient interspecies hydrogen transfer were calculated by using Fick's diffusion law. The allowable distance for syntrophic propionate oxidation was estimated to be approximately 2 mum, while the allowable distances for ethanol and propanol oxidation were 16 mum and 32 mum, respectively. Considering that the mean cell-to-cell distance in the randomly dispersed culture was approximately 30 mum (at a concentration in the mid-exponential growth phase of the coculture of 5 x 10(7) cells ml(-1)), it is obvious that close physical contact of these organisms by coaggregation is indispensable for efficient syntrophic propionate oxidation.
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- Shun'ichi Ishii
- Marine Biotechnology Institute, Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan
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Tatara M, Yamazawa A, Ueno Y, Fukui H, Goto M, Sode K. High-rate thermophilic methane fermentation on short-chain fatty acids in a down-flow anaerobic packed-bed reactor. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2004; 27:105-13. [PMID: 15565281 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-004-0387-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2004] [Accepted: 09/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
In order to maximize the efficiency of methane fermentation on short-chain fatty acids, growth media containing acetic acid and butyric acid as major carbon sources were supplied to a thermophilic down-flow anaerobic packed-bed reactor. The organic loading rate (OLR) to the reactor ranged from 0.2 to 169 kg-dichromate chemical oxygen demand(CODcr)/m(3)-reactor/day, corresponding to a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of between 1.4 h and 20 days. Stable methane production was maintained at HRTs as short as 2 h (OLR=120 kg-CODcr/m(3)/day), with the short-chain fatty acids in the feed almost completely removed during the process. The apparent substrate removal efficiency, determined from the total CODcr values in the influent and effluent, was 75% at short HRTs. However, the actual substrate removal efficiency must have been greater than 75%, since a fraction of substrate was also utilized in microbial cell synthesis, and these cells were part of the measured total CODcr.
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Affiliation(s)
- Masahiro Tatara
- Group of Environmental Engineering and Bioengineering, Kajima Technical Research Institute, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182-0036, Japan.
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