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Tsitouras A, Al-Ghussain N, Butcher J, Stintzi A, Delatolla R. The microbiome of two strategies for ammonia removal with the sequencing batch moving bed biofilm reactor treating cheese production wastewater. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0150723. [PMID: 38009922 PMCID: PMC10734506 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01507-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Cheese production facilities must abide by sewage discharge bylaws that prevent overloading municipal water resource recovery facilities, eutrophication, and toxicity to aquatic life. Compact treatment systems can permit on-site treatment of cheese production wastewater; however, competition between heterotrophs and nitrifiers impedes the implementation of the sequencing batch moving bed biofilm reactor (SB-MBBR) for nitrification from high-carbon wastewaters. This study demonstrates that a single SB-MBBR is not feasible for nitrification when operated with anerobic and aerobic cycling for carbon and phosphorous removal from cheese production wastewater, as nitrification does not occur in a single reactor. Thus, two reactors in series are recommended to achieve nitrification from cheese production wastewater in SB-MBBRs. These findings can be applied to pilot and full-scale SB-MBBR operations. By demonstrating the potential to implement partial nitrification in the SB-MBBR system, this study presents the possibility of implementing partial nitrification in the SB-MBBR, resulting in the potential for more sustainable treatment of nitrogen from cheese production wastewater.
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- Alexandra Tsitouras
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Tang S, Li J, Zhang Z, Ren B, Zhang X. Comparison of long-term ceramic membrane bioreactors without and with in-situ ozonation in wastewater treatment: Membrane fouling, effluent quality and microbial community. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 652:788-799. [PMID: 30380486 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 10/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The comparison of long-term ceramic membrane bioreactors (MBRs) without and with in-situ ozonation was investigated in this study in terms of membrane fouling, activated sludge, effluent quality and microbial community in wastewater treatment. The optimal dosage of in-situ ozonation for long-term MBR operation was firstly determined as 5 mg/L (0.66 mg-ozone/g-mixed liquor suspended solid (MLSS)) with the optimal filterability of mixed liquor. During the long-term filtration experiment, MBR-ozone with in-situ ozonation demonstrated its significantly alleviated ceramic membrane fouling performance compared with MBR-control without in-situ ozonation as a result of the enhanced filterability of mixed liquor and organic foulants removal from membrane surface by in-situ ozonation oxidation. Furthermore, ozonation was beneficial to phosphorus removal and the total phosphorus (TP) concentration in effluent of MBR-control (0.82 ± 0.63 mg/L) was >2-fold higher than that of MBR-ozone (0.29 ± 0.41 mg/L). The improved phosphorus removal performance by ozonation was due to the increased abundance of phosphate accumulating bacteria of Candidatus Accumulibacter in activated sludge. However, ozonation was detrimental to nitrogen removal mainly as a result of the inhibition of denitrification with the decreased relative abundance of denitrification genus of Dechloromonas in activated sludge. Overall, ceramic MBR with in-situ ozonation had not only significantly alleviated membrane fouling but also remarkably improved phosphorus removal performance.
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- Shengyin Tang
- Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Research Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Research Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Research Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Research Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Research Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Gomes M, Vieira H, Vale FF. Characterization, validation and application of a DNA microarray for the detection of mandatory and other waterborne pathogens. J Biochem 2015; 158:393-401. [PMID: 25998249 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvv052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Culture methods for the detection of indicator bacteria are currently used for detection of waterborne bacteria. The need for an increased range of analyzed bacteria coupled with the obtainment of rapid and early results justify the development of a DNA microarray for the identification of waterborne pathogens. This DNA microarray has 16 implanted probes with a median size of 147 bases, targeting 12 different parameters, including all mandatory indicator microorganisms, such as Escherichia coli, Clostridium perfringens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, total and fecal coliforms and enterococci. The validation performed with DNA extracted from pure microbial cultures showed the suitability of the probes for detection of the target microorganism. To overcome the high dilution of water samples it was included either a prior culture step of bacterial contaminants retained after filtering 100 ml of water, or a 10-fold increase in the volume of filtered water, that resulted in the increase of the detected bacteria. The analysis of complex environmental water samples using culture methods and the DNA microarray revealed that the latter detected the same parameters plus other bacteria tested only in the DNA microarray. The results show that this DNA microarray may be a useful tool for water microbiological surveillance.
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- Maria Gomes
- Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 2635-631 Rio de Mouro, Portugal
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- University of Lisboa, Faculty of Sciences, BioISI-Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Campo Grande, 1749-106 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines (iMed-ULisboa), Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Sludge bulking impact on relevant bacterial populations in a full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plant. Process Biochem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2014.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lu H, Chandran K, Stensel D. Microbial ecology of denitrification in biological wastewater treatment. WATER RESEARCH 2014; 64:237-254. [PMID: 25078442 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 345] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2013] [Revised: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 06/29/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Globally, denitrification is commonly employed in biological nitrogen removal processes to enhance water quality. However, substantial knowledge gaps remain concerning the overall community structure, population dynamics and metabolism of different organic carbon sources. This systematic review provides a summary of current findings pertaining to the microbial ecology of denitrification in biological wastewater treatment processes. DNA fingerprinting-based analysis has revealed a high level of microbial diversity in denitrification reactors and highlighted the impacts of carbon sources in determining overall denitrifying community composition. Stable isotope probing, fluorescence in situ hybridization, microarrays and meta-omics further link community structure with function by identifying the functional populations and their gene regulatory patterns at the transcriptional and translational levels. This review stresses the need to integrate microbial ecology information into conventional denitrification design and operation at full-scale. Some emerging questions, from physiological mechanisms to practical solutions, for example, eliminating nitrous oxide emissions and supplementing more sustainable carbon sources than methanol, are also discussed. A combination of high-throughput approaches is next in line for thorough assessment of wastewater denitrifying community structure and function. Though denitrification is used as an example here, this synergy between microbial ecology and process engineering is applicable to other biological wastewater treatment processes.
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- Huijie Lu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 205 N Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, 500 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Mathematical tools to optimize the design of oligonucleotide probes and primers. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:9595-608. [PMID: 25359473 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6165-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 10/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The identification and quantification of specific organisms in mixed microbial communities often relies on the ability to design oligonucleotide probes and primers with high specificity and sensitivity. The design of these oligonucleotides (or "oligos" for short) shares many of the same principles in spite of their widely divergent applications. Three common molecular biology technologies that require oligonucleotide design are polymerase chain reaction (PCR), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and DNA microarrays. This article reviews techniques and software available for the design and optimization of oligos with the goal of targeting a specific group of organisms within mixed microbial communities. Strategies for enhancing specificity without compromising sensitivity are described, as well as design tools well suited for this purpose.
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Short MD, Abell GCJ, Bodrossy L, van den Akker B. Application of a novel functional gene microarray to probe the functional ecology of ammonia oxidation in nitrifying activated sludge. PLoS One 2013; 8:e77139. [PMID: 24155925 PMCID: PMC3796556 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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We report on the first study trialling a newly-developed, functional gene microarray (FGA) for characterising bacterial and archaeal ammonia oxidisers in activated sludge. Mixed liquor (ML) and media biofilm samples from a full-scale integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) plant were analysed with the FGA to profile the diversity and relative abundance of ammonia-oxidising archaea and bacteria (AOA and AOB respectively). FGA analyses of AOA and AOB communities revealed ubiquitous distribution of AOA across all samples – an important finding for these newly-discovered and poorly characterised organisms. Results also revealed striking differences in the functional ecology of attached versus suspended communities within the IFAS reactor. Quantitative assessment of AOB and AOA functional gene abundance revealed a dominance of AOB in the ML and approximately equal distribution of AOA and AOB in the media-attached biofilm. Subsequent correlations of functional gene abundance data with key water quality parameters suggested an important functional role for media-attached AOB in particular for IFAS reactor nitrification performance and indicate possible functional redundancy in some IFAS ammonia oxidiser communities. Results from this investigation demonstrate the capacity of the FGA to resolve subtle ecological shifts in key microbial communities in nitrifying activated sludge and indicate its value as a tool for better understanding the linkages between the ecology and performance of these engineered systems.
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- Michael D. Short
- UNSW Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
- SA Water Centre for Water Management and Reuse, School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research and Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research and Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- UNSW Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
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Yilmaz LS, Loy A, Wright ES, Wagner M, Noguera DR. Modeling formamide denaturation of probe-target hybrids for improved microarray probe design in microbial diagnostics. PLoS One 2012; 7:e43862. [PMID: 22952791 PMCID: PMC3428302 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Application of high-density microarrays to the diagnostic analysis of microbial communities is challenged by the optimization of oligonucleotide probe sensitivity and specificity, as it is generally unfeasible to experimentally test thousands of probes. This study investigated the adjustment of hybridization stringency using formamide with the idea that sensitivity and specificity can be optimized during probe design if the hybridization efficiency of oligonucleotides with target and non-target molecules can be predicted as a function of formamide concentration. Sigmoidal denaturation profiles were obtained using fluorescently labeled and fragmented 16S rRNA gene amplicon of Escherichia coli as the target with increasing concentrations of formamide in the hybridization buffer. A linear free energy model (LFEM) was developed and microarray-specific nearest neighbor rules were derived. The model simulated formamide melting with a denaturant m-value that increased hybridization free energy (ΔG°) by 0.173 kcal/mol per percent of formamide added (v/v). Using the LFEM and specific probe sets, free energy rules were systematically established to predict the stability of single and double mismatches, including bulged and tandem mismatches. The absolute error in predicting the position of experimental denaturation profiles was less than 5% formamide for more than 90 percent of probes, enabling a practical level of accuracy in probe design. The potential of the modeling approach for probe design and optimization is demonstrated using a dataset including the 16S rRNA gene of Rhodobacter sphaeroides as an additional target molecule. The LFEM and thermodynamic databases were incorporated into a computational tool (ProbeMelt) that is freely available at http://DECIPHER.cee.wisc.edu.
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- L Safak Yilmaz
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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Real-time PCR quantification of the population dynamics of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in a pilot-scale wastewater treatment plant. Biochem Eng J 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2012.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Dugat-Bony E, Peyretaillade E, Parisot N, Biderre-Petit C, Jaziri F, Hill D, Rimour S, Peyret P. Detecting unknown sequences with DNA microarrays: explorative probe design strategies. Environ Microbiol 2011; 14:356-71. [PMID: 21895914 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02559.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Designing environmental DNA microarrays that can be used to survey the extreme diversity of microorganisms existing in nature, represents a stimulating challenge in the field of molecular ecology. Indeed, recent efforts in metagenomics have produced a substantial amount of sequence information from various ecosystems, and will continue to accumulate large amounts of sequence data given the qualitative and quantitative improvements in the next-generation sequencing methods. It is now possible to take advantage of these data to develop comprehensive microarrays by using explorative probe design strategies. Such strategies anticipate genetic variations and thus are able to detect known and unknown sequences in environmental samples. In this review, we provide a detailed overview of the probe design strategies currently available to construct both phylogenetic and functional DNA microarrays, with emphasis on those permitting the selection of such explorative probes. Furthermore, exploration of complex environments requires particular attention on probe sensitivity and specificity criteria. Finally, these innovative probe design approaches require exploiting newly available high-density microarray formats.
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- Eric Dugat-Bony
- Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Wang X, Wen X, Yan H, Ding K, Hu M. Community dynamics of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in a full-scale wastewater treatment system with nitrification stability. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11783-010-0254-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2022]
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Development of an environmental functional gene microarray for soil microbial communities. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:7161-70. [PMID: 20851978 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03108-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Functional attributes of microbial communities are difficult to study, and most current techniques rely on DNA- and rRNA-based profiling of taxa and genes, including microarrays containing sequences of known microorganisms. To quantify gene expression in environmental samples in a culture-independent manner, we constructed an environmental functional gene microarray (E-FGA) consisting of 13,056 mRNA-enriched anonymous microbial clones from diverse microbial communities to profile microbial gene transcripts. A new normalization method using internal spot standards was devised to overcome spotting and hybridization bias, enabling direct comparisons of microarrays. To evaluate potential applications of this metatranscriptomic approach for studying microbes in environmental samples, we tested the E-FGA by profiling the microbial activity of agricultural soils with a low or high flux of N₂O. A total of 109 genes displayed expression that differed significantly between soils with low and high N₂O emissions. We conclude that mRNA-based approaches such as the one presented here may complement existing techniques for assessing functional attributes of microbial communities.
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Implementation of random bacterial genomic DNA microarray chip (RBGDMC) for screening of dominant bacteria in complex cultures. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2010; 162:2284-93. [PMID: 20521121 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-010-9002-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2010] [Accepted: 05/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The random bacterial genomic DNA microarray chip (RBGDMC), which was fabricated using random genomic DNA fragments obtained from the fragmentation of bacterial genome by using four different pairs of restriction enzymes, was found to discriminate bacterial species in the same genus and resulted in the determination of dominant bacteria in enriched cultures. The identification of a dominant bacterial species was successfully conducted in the co-culture of three different bacteria using the RBGDMC. In addition, the analysis of the chip data could confirm if any of the selected bacteria is the most abundant or if some bacteria were enriched and became the dominant species within the consortium after the samples were prepared from the repeated cultures of real sludge in a complex medium. This study shows the successful implementation of the RBGDMC for the identification and monitoring of dominant bacteria in complex environmental bacterial communities simply without any PCR amplification of the target nucleic acids.
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Wang X, Wen X, Criddle C, Wells G, Zhang J, Zhao Y. Community analysis of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge of eight wastewater treatment systems. J Environ Sci (China) 2010; 22:627-634. [PMID: 20617742 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(09)60155-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We investigated the communities of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in activated sludge collected from eight wastewater treatment systems using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP), cloning, and sequencing of the alpha-subunit of the ammonia monooxygenase gene (amoA). The T-RFLP fingerprint analyses showed that different wastewater treatment systems harbored distinct AOB communities. However, there was no remarkable difference among the AOB T-RFLP profiles from different parts of the same system. The T-RFLP fingerprints showed that a full-scale wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) contained a larger number of dominant AOB species than a pilot-scale reactor. The source of influent affected the AOB community, and the WWTPs treating domestic wastewater contained a higher AOB diversity than those receiving mixed domestic and industrial wastewater. However, the AOB community structure was little affected by the treatment process in this study. Phylogenetic analysis of the cloned amoA genes clearly indicated that all the dominant AOB in the systems was closely related to Nitrosomonas spp. not to Nitrosospira spp. Members of the Nitrosomonas oligotropha and Nitrosomonas communis clusters were found in all samples, while members of Nitrosomonas europaea cluster occurred in some systems.
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- Xiaohui Wang
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Alawi M, Off S, Kaya M, Spieck E. Temperature influences the population structure of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2009; 1:184-190. [PMID: 23765792 DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00029.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Activated sludge from the municipal waste water treatment plant in Hamburg was seeded with mineral nitrite medium and incubated at 10°C, 17°C and 28°C. Dominant lithoautotrophic nitrite-oxidizing bacteria have been identified by electron microscopy, denaturing and temperature gradient gel electrophoresis and PCR with genus-specific primer pairs. The results have revealed the existence of three different genera of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria, namely Nitrospira, Nitrobacter and a novel cold-adapted nitrite oxidizer. As shown by electron microscopy members of the novel genus coexisted in activated sludge together with Nitrospira. A temperature-dependent shift in the population structure was demonstrated by cultivation-based approaches. The novel nitrite oxidizer was enriched at temperatures of 10°C and 17°C. Representatives of Nitrospira were able to grow in a broad temperature range between 10°C and 28°C and members of Nitrobacter were enriched during incubations at 17°C and 28°C. By subsequent 16S rDNA sequencing, the cold-adapted nitrite oxidizer was shown to be closely related to the betaproteobacterium 'Candidatus Nitrotoga arctica'. These findings demonstrated that the population structure of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge is more complex than previously thought and responds strongly to long-term temperature changes.
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- M Alawi
- Universität Hamburg, Biozentrum Klein Flottbek, Abteilung Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Ohnhorststr. 18, D-22609 Hamburg, Germany
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Skotnicka-Pitak J, Khunjar WO, Love NG, Aga DS. Characterization of metabolites formed during the biotransformation of 17alpha-ethinylestradiol by Nitrosomonas europaea in batch and continuous flow bioreactors. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2009; 43:3549-3555. [PMID: 19544853 DOI: 10.1021/es8026659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The biotransformation of 17alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2) by an ammonia oxidizing bacteria, Nitrosomonas europaea, grown in batch (ammonia-rich) and continuous flow (chemostat, ammonia-limited) reactors was investigated. Both C-14 labeled EE2 (10 gammag/L) and unlabeled EE2 (1 mg/L) were used to facilitate metabolite identification under environmentally relevant physiological conditions. Whole cell ammonia monooxygenase (AMO) activity was not inhibited at the EE2 concentrations used in this study. Characterization of the primary metabolite formed during batch cultivation by liquid chromatography/ion-trap mass spectrometry (LC-ITMS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy showed modification at the ethinyl group and addition of a carboxyl group. This metabolite (M386) (revealed by m/z 385 in negative mode electrospray LC/ MS) was not formed in the abiotic control. In contrast, biotransformation of EE2 under continuous flow conditions showed formation of a monohydroxylated EE2 (revealed by m/z 311), but not M386. Furthermore, nitrated EE2 derivatives were formed in both batch and continuous flow cultures, as a result of abiotic transformation of EE2 in the presence of high concentrations of nitrite in the bioreactors. Results from this study underscore the importance of physiological state and growth conditions as critical variables that can dictate the metabolic pathway for EE2 biodegradation and the nature of byproducts formed.
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- J Skotnicka-Pitak
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA
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Ziembińska A, Ciesielski S, Miksch K. Ammonia oxidizing bacteria community in activated sludge monitored by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). J GEN APPL MICROBIOL 2009; 55:373-80. [DOI: 10.2323/jgam.55.373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Pozhitkov AE, Rule RA, Stedtfeld RD, Hashsham SA, Noble PA. Concentration dependency of nonequilibrium thermal dissociation curves in complex target samples. J Microbiol Methods 2008; 74:82-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2008] [Revised: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 03/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Danon M, Franke-Whittle IH, Insam H, Chen Y, Hadar Y. Molecular analysis of bacterial community succession during prolonged compost curing. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2008; 65:133-44. [PMID: 18537836 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00506.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The compost environment consists of complex organic materials that form a habitat for a rich and diverse microbial community. The aim of this research was to study the dynamics of microbial communities during the compost-curing phase. Three different methods based on 16S rRNA gene sequence were applied to monitor changes in the microbial communities: (1) denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of PCR-generated rRNA gene fragments; (2) partial rRNA gene clone libraries; and (3) a microarray of oligonucleotide probes targeting rRNA gene sequences. All three methods indicated distinctive community shifts during curing and the dominant species prevailing during the different curing stages were identified. We found a successional transition of different bacterial phylogenetic groups during compost curing. The Proteobacteria were the most abundant phylum in all cases. The Bacteroidetes and the Gammaproteobacteria were ubiquitous. During the midcuring stage, Actinobacteria were dominant. Different members of nitrifying bacteria and cellulose and macromolecule-degrading bacteria were found throughout the curing process. In contrast, pathogens were not detected. In the cured compost, bacterial population shifts were still observed after the compost organic matter and other biochemical properties had seemingly stabilized.
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- Michael Danon
- Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Radniecki T, Ely R. Zinc chloride inhibition ofNitrosococcus mobilis. Biotechnol Bioeng 2008; 99:1085-95. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.21672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Prokaryotic suppression subtractive hybridization PCR cDNA subtraction, a targeted method to identify differentially expressed genes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 74:225-32. [PMID: 17993561 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01647-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Molecular biology tools can be used to monitor and optimize biological treatment systems, but the application of nucleic acid-based tools has been hindered by the lack of available sequences for environmentally relevant biodegradation genes. The objective of our work was to extend an existing molecular method for eukaryotes to prokaryotes, allowing us to rapidly identify differentially expressed genes for subsequent sequencing. Suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) PCR cDNA subtraction is a technique that can be used to identify genes that are expressed under specific conditions (e.g., growth on a given pollutant). While excellent methods for eukaryotic SSH PCR cDNA subtraction are available, to our knowledge, no methods previously existed for prokaryotes. This work describes our methodology for prokaryotic SSH PCR cDNA subtraction, which we validated using a model system: Pseudomonas putida mt-2 degrading toluene. cDNA from P. putida mt-2 grown on toluene (model pollutant) or acetate (control substrate) was subjected to our prokaryotic SSH PCR cDNA subtraction protocol to generate subtraction clone libraries. Over 90% of the sequenced clones contained gene fragments encoding toluene-related enzymes, and 20 distinct toluene-related genes from three key operons were sequenced. Based on these results, prokaryotic SSH PCR cDNA subtraction shows promise as a targeted method for gene identification.
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Kapley A, De Baere T, Purohit HJ. Eubacterial diversity of activated biomass from a common effluent treatment plant. Res Microbiol 2007; 158:494-500. [PMID: 17566710 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2007.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2007] [Accepted: 04/13/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A common effluent treatment plant (CETP) is a biological wastewater treatment facility that receives wastewater from different industries. The activated biomass in the CETP survives on a wide range of chemicals with no fixed wastewater characteristics. We carried out a diversity analysis of this activated biomass using culture as well as culture-independent techniques. Using culture-based techniques, strains belonging to 26 different genera from the phyla Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria and Firmicutes were isolated. The gamma-proteobacteria was the best represented class, with 36.5% of the isolates. Bacterial diversity was also analyzed culture-independently by means of sequence determination of cloned 16S rRNA genes. Twenty-one different genera from the phyla Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Planctomycetes and Bacteroidetes were identified. The total diversity of the activated biomass was composed of members of five known phyla, represented by 37 genera, with the Proteobacteria constituting the most abundant phylum detected. However, a very large fraction of the diversity represented a hitherto unidentified bacterial population. More than half (50.2%) of the 16S rDNA clones represented unidentified non-culturable bacteria, underlining the vast untapped diversity of CETP communities. Our results also indicate that both culture-based and culture-independent techniques should be combined to cover the microbial diversity of complex ecosystems.
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- Atya Kapley
- Environmental Genomics Unit, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440 020, India
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Siripong S, Kelly JJ, Stahl DA, Rittmann BE. Influence of grid placement on melting profiles obtained from gel-pad microarrays. Environ Microbiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01297.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Starke EM, Smoot JC, Wu JH, Liu WT, Chandler D, Stahl DA. Saliva-based diagnostics using 16S rRNA microarrays and microfluidics. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1098:345-61. [PMID: 17435141 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1384.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The development of a diagnostic system based on DNA microarrays for rapid identification and enumeration of microbial species in the oral cavity is described. This system uses gel-based microarrays with immobilized probes designed within a phylogenetic framework that provides for comprehensive microbial monitoring. Understanding the community structure in the oral cavity is a necessary foundation on which to understand the breadth and depth of different microbial communities in the oral cavity and their role in acute and systemic disease. Our ultimate goal is to develop a diagnostic device to identify individuals at high risk for oral disease, and thereby reduce its prevalence and therefore the economic burden associated with treatment. This article discusses recent improvements of our system in reducing diffusional constraints in order to provide more rapid and accurate measurements of the microbial composition of saliva.
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- E Michelle Starke
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-2700, USA
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Gorra R, Coci M, Ambrosoli R, Laanbroek H. Effects of substratum on the diversity and stability of ammonia-oxidizing communities in a constructed wetland used for wastewater treatment. J Appl Microbiol 2007; 103:1442-52. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03357.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pozhitkov AE, Stedtfeld RD, Hashsham SA, Noble PA. Revision of the nonequilibrium thermal dissociation and stringent washing approaches for identification of mixed nucleic acid targets by microarrays. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:e70. [PMID: 17430966 PMCID: PMC1888805 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Microarray experiments typically involve washing steps that remove hybridized nonspecific targets with the purpose of improving the signal-to-noise ratio. The quality of washing ultimately affects downstream analysis of the microarray and interpretation. The paucity of fundamental studies directed towards understanding the dissociation of mixed targets from microarrays makes the development of meaningful washing/dissociation protocols difficult. To fill the void, we examined activation energies and preexponential coefficients of 47 perfect match (PM) and double-mismatch (MM) duplex pairs to discover that there was no statistical difference between the kinetics of the PM and MM duplexes. Based on these findings, we evaluated the nonequilibrium thermal dissociation (NTD) approach, which has been used to identify specific microbial targets in mixed target samples. We found that the major premises for various washing protocols and the NTD approach might be seriously compromised because: (i) nonspecific duplexes do not always dissociate before specific ones, and (ii) the relationship between dissociation rates of the PM and MM duplexes depends on temperature and duplex sequence. Specifically for the NTD, we show that previously suggested use of reference curves, indices of curves and temperature ramps lead to erroneous conclusions.
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- Alex E. Pozhitkov
- Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, 703 East Beach Dr, Oceans Springs MS 39564, USA, Center for Microbial Ecology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA and 201 More Hall, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, 703 East Beach Dr, Oceans Springs MS 39564, USA, Center for Microbial Ecology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA and 201 More Hall, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, 703 East Beach Dr, Oceans Springs MS 39564, USA, Center for Microbial Ecology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA and 201 More Hall, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, 703 East Beach Dr, Oceans Springs MS 39564, USA, Center for Microbial Ecology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA and 201 More Hall, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. +1-206-685-7583+1-206-685-3836
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Pozhitkov AE, Noble PA. High variability in melting profiles from gel pad arrays. Environ Microbiol 2007; 9:1865; author reply 1866-7. [PMID: 17564621 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01296.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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DeSantis TZ, Brodie EL, Moberg JP, Zubieta IX, Piceno YM, Andersen GL. High-density universal 16S rRNA microarray analysis reveals broader diversity than typical clone library when sampling the environment. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2007; 53:371-83. [PMID: 17334858 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-006-9134-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2006] [Accepted: 06/20/2006] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Molecular approaches aimed at detection of a broad-range of prokaryotes in the environment routinely rely on classifying heterogeneous 16S rRNA genes amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using primers with broad specificity. The general method of sampling and categorizing DNA has been to clone then sequence the PCR products. However, the number of clones required to adequately catalog the majority of taxa in a sample is unwieldy. Alternatively, hybridizing target sequences to a universal 16S rRNA gene microarray may provide a more rapid and comprehensive view of prokaryotic community composition. This study investigated the breadth and accuracy of a microarray in detecting diverse 16S rRNA gene sequence types compared to clone-and-sequencing using three environmental samples: urban aerosol, subsurface soil, and subsurface water. PCR products generated from universal 16S rRNA gene-targeted primers were classified by using either the clone-and-sequence method or by hybridization to a novel high-density microarray of 297,851 probes complementary to 842 prokaryotic subfamilies. The three clone libraries comprised 1391 high-quality sequences. Approximately 8% of the clones could not be placed into a known subfamily and were considered novel. The microarray results confirmed the majority of clone-detected subfamilies and additionally demonstrated greater amplicon diversity extending into phyla not observed by the cloning method. Sequences matching operational taxonomic units within the phyla Nitrospira, Planctomycetes, and TM7, which were uniquely detected by the array, were verified with specific primers and subsequent amplicon sequencing. Subfamily richness detected by the array corresponded well with nonparametric richness predictions extrapolated from clone libraries except in the water community where clone-based richness predictions were greatly exceeded. It was concluded that although the microarray is unreliable in identifying novel prokaryotic taxa, it reveals greater diversity in environmental samples than sequencing a typically sized clone library. Furthermore, the microarray allowed samples to be rapidly evaluated with replication, a significant advantage in studies of microbial ecology.
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- Todd Z DeSantis
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, 1 Cyclotron Road, Mail Stop 70A-3317, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Iwai S, Kurisu F, Urakawa H, Yagi O, Furumai H. Development of a 60-mer oligonucleotide microarray on the basis of benzene monooxygenase gene diversity. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 75:929-39. [PMID: 17351772 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-0877-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2006] [Revised: 01/30/2007] [Accepted: 01/31/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We constructed a 60-mer oligonucleotide microarray on the basis of benzene monooxygenase gene diversity to develop a new technology for simultaneous detection of the functional gene diversity in environmental samples. The diversity of the monooxygenase genes associated with benzene degradation was characterized. A new polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primer set was designed using conserved regions of benzene monooxygenase gene (BO12 primer) and used for PCR-clone library analysis along with a previously designed RDEG primer which targeted the different types of benzene monooxygenase gene. We obtained 20 types of amino acid sequences with the BO12 primer and 40 with the RDEG primer. Phylogenetic analysis of the sequences obtained suggested the large diversity of the benzene monooxygenase genes. A total of 87 60-mer probes specific for each operational taxonomical unit were designed and spotted on a microarray. When genomic DNAs of single strains were used in microarray hybridization assays, corresponding sequences were successfully detected by the microarray without any false-negative signals. Hybridization with soil DNA samples showed that the microarray was able to detect sequences that were not detected in clone libraries. Constructed microarray can be a useful tool for characterizing monooxygenase gene diversity in benzene degradation.
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- Shoko Iwai
- Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Geets J, de Cooman M, Wittebolle L, Heylen K, Vanparys B, De Vos P, Verstraete W, Boon N. Real-time PCR assay for the simultaneous quantification of nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria in activated sludge. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 75:211-21. [PMID: 17256118 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0805-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2006] [Revised: 12/07/2006] [Accepted: 12/08/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In order to improve wastewater treatment processes, a need exists for tools that rapidly give detailed insight into the community structure of activated sludge, supplementary to chemical and physical data. In this study, the advantages of microarrays and quantitative polymerase chin reaction (PCR) methods were combined into a real-time PCR assay that allows the simultaneous quantification of phylogenetic and functional genes involved in nitrification and denitrification processes. Simultaneous quantification was possible along a 5-log dynamic range and with high linear correlation (R (2) > 0.98). The specificity of the assay was confirmed by cloning and sequencing analyses of PCR amplicons obtained from activated sludge. The real-time assay was validated on mixed liquid samples of different treatment plants, which varied in nitrogen removal rate. The abundance of ammonia oxidizers was in the order of magnitude of 10(6) down to 10(4) ml(-1), whereas nitrite oxidizers were less abundant (10(3)-10(1) order of magnitude). The results were in correspondence with the nitrite oxidation rate in the sludge types. As for the nirS, nirK, and nosZ gene copy numbers, their abundance was generally in the order of magnitude of 10(8)-10(5). When sludge samples were subjected to lab-scale perturbations, a decrease in nitrification rate was reflected within 18 h in the copy numbers of nitrifier genes (decrease with 1 to 5 log units), whereas denitrification genes remained rather unaffected. These results demonstrate that the method is a fast and accurate tool for the analysis of the (de)nitrifying community structure and size in both natural and engineered environmental samples.
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- Joke Geets
- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, Ghent, Belgium
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Jaluria P, Konstantopoulos K, Betenbaugh M, Shiloach J. A perspective on microarrays: current applications, pitfalls, and potential uses. Microb Cell Fact 2007; 6:4. [PMID: 17254338 PMCID: PMC1796898 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-6-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2006] [Accepted: 01/25/2007] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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With advances in robotics, computational capabilities, and the fabrication of high quality glass slides coinciding with increased genomic information being available on public databases, microarray technology is increasingly being used in laboratories around the world. In fact, fields as varied as: toxicology, evolutionary biology, drug development and production, disease characterization, diagnostics development, cellular physiology and stress responses, and forensics have benefiting from its use. However, for many researchers not familiar with microarrays, current articles and reviews often address neither the fundamental principles behind the technology nor the proper designing of experiments. Although, microarray technology is relatively simple, conceptually, its practice does require careful planning and detailed understanding of the limitations inherently present. Without these considerations, it can be exceedingly difficult to ascertain valuable information from microarray data. Therefore, this text aims to outline key features in microarray technology, paying particular attention to current applications as outlined in recent publications, experimental design, statistical methods, and potential uses. Furthermore, this review is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather substantive; highlighting important concepts and detailing steps necessary to conduct and interpret microarray experiments. Collectively, the information included in this text will highlight the versatility of microarray technology and provide a glimpse of what the future may hold.
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- Pratik Jaluria
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 221 Maryland Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Biotechnology Unit, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 14A, Room 170, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 221 Maryland Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 221 Maryland Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Biotechnology Unit, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 14A, Room 170, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Urakawa H, Matsumoto J, Hoshino T, Tsuneda S. Direct Profiling of rRNA in Saline Wastewater Treatment Samples Using an Oligonucleotide Microarray. Microbes Environ 2007. [DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.22.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Brodie EL, Desantis TZ, Joyner DC, Baek SM, Larsen JT, Andersen GL, Hazen TC, Richardson PM, Herman DJ, Tokunaga TK, Wan JM, Firestone MK. Application of a high-density oligonucleotide microarray approach to study bacterial population dynamics during uranium reduction and reoxidation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:6288-98. [PMID: 16957256 PMCID: PMC1563607 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00246-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 374] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Reduction of soluble uranium U(VI) to less-soluble uranium U(IV) is a promising approach to minimize migration from contaminated aquifers. It is generally assumed that, under constant reducing conditions, U(IV) is stable and immobile; however, in a previous study, we documented reoxidation of U(IV) under continuous reducing conditions (Wan et al., Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39:6162-6169). To determine if changes in microbial community composition were a factor in U(IV) reoxidation, we employed a high-density phylogenetic DNA microarray (16S microarray) containing 500,000 probes to monitor changes in bacterial populations during this remediation process. Comparison of the 16S microarray with clone libraries demonstrated successful detection and classification of most clone groups. Analysis of the most dynamic groups of 16S rRNA gene amplicons detected by the 16S microarray identified five clusters of bacterial subfamilies responding in a similar manner. This approach demonstrated that amplicons of known metal-reducing bacteria such as Geothrix fermentans (confirmed by quantitative PCR) and those within the Geobacteraceae were abundant during U(VI) reduction and did not decline during the U(IV) reoxidation phase. Significantly, it appears that the observed reoxidation of uranium under reducing conditions occurred despite elevated microbial activity and the consistent presence of metal-reducing bacteria. High-density phylogenetic microarrays constitute a powerful tool, enabling the detection and monitoring of a substantial portion of the microbial population in a routine, accurate, and reproducible manner.
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- Eoin L Brodie
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Siripong S, Kelly JJ, Stahl DA, Rittmann BE. Impact of prehybridization PCR amplification on microarray detection of nitrifying bacteria in wastewater treatment plant samples. Environ Microbiol 2006; 8:1564-74. [PMID: 16913917 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01047.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A gel-based microarray that included a set of 26 oligonucleotide probes targeting all nitrifying bacteria at varying levels of specificity suggested the presence of targeted microorganisms when hybridized to RNA isolated from a wastewater treatment plant, but could not discriminate between perfectly matched and mismatched sequences due in part to low signal intensity. To enhance sensitivity and improve discrimination, polymerase chain reaction was used to selectively amplify the 16S rRNA genes of specific nitrifier groups. RNA transcribed from these DNA templates was hybridized to the microarray and thermal dissociation analysis was used to characterize the specificity of hybridization. Amplification with Nitrospira-specific primers resulted in the selective amplification of this target group, confirmed by both a significant increase in signal intensity and a melting profile identical to the reference RNA. In contrast, Nitrobacter was not detected in the environmental samples with probe Nbac1000 despite pre-amplification with Nitrobacter-specific primers, indicating the absence of strains containing this Nitrobacter-specific sequence. Pre-amplification using primers specific for beta-Proteobacterial ammonia-oxidizing bacteria resulted in a significant increase in signal intensity for probe Nso190, but melting profiles for probe Nso190 showed a slight deviation between amplified RNA and the reference microorganism, suggesting that the amplification products contained some sequences that varied by a single nucleotide difference in the probe target region.
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- Slil Siripong
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Greengenes, a chimera-checked 16S rRNA gene database and workbench compatible with ARB. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006. [PMID: 16820507 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03006‐05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A 16S rRNA gene database (http://greengenes.lbl.gov) addresses limitations of public repositories by providing chimera screening, standard alignment, and taxonomic classification using multiple published taxonomies. It was found that there is incongruent taxonomic nomenclature among curators even at the phylum level. Putative chimeras were identified in 3% of environmental sequences and in 0.2% of records derived from isolates. Environmental sequences were classified into 100 phylum-level lineages in the Archaea and Bacteria.
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DeSantis TZ, Hugenholtz P, Larsen N, Rojas M, Brodie EL, Keller K, Huber T, Dalevi D, Hu P, Andersen GL. Greengenes, a chimera-checked 16S rRNA gene database and workbench compatible with ARB. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:5069-72. [PMID: 16820507 PMCID: PMC1489311 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03006-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7235] [Impact Index Per Article: 401.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2005] [Accepted: 04/15/2006] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A 16S rRNA gene database (http://greengenes.lbl.gov) addresses limitations of public repositories by providing chimera screening, standard alignment, and taxonomic classification using multiple published taxonomies. It was found that there is incongruent taxonomic nomenclature among curators even at the phylum level. Putative chimeras were identified in 3% of environmental sequences and in 0.2% of records derived from isolates. Environmental sequences were classified into 100 phylum-level lineages in the Archaea and Bacteria.
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- T Z DeSantis
- Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Mail Stop 70A-3317, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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DeSantis TZ, Hugenholtz P, Larsen N, Rojas M, Brodie EL, Keller K, Huber T, Dalevi D, Hu P, Andersen GL. Greengenes, a Chimera-Checked 16S rRNA Gene Database and Workbench Compatible with ARB. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006. [DOI: '10.1128/aem.03006-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT
A 16S rRNA gene database (
http://greengenes.lbl.gov
) addresses limitations of public repositories by providing chimera screening, standard alignment, and taxonomic classification using multiple published taxonomies. It was found that there is incongruent taxonomic nomenclature among curators even at the phylum level. Putative chimeras were identified in 3% of environmental sequences and in 0.2% of records derived from isolates. Environmental sequences were classified into 100 phylum-level lineages in the
Archaea
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Bacteria
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- T. Z. DeSantis
- Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Mail Stop 70A-3317, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Microbial Ecology Program, DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Bldg. 400-404, Walnut Creek, California 94598
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- Danish Genome Institute, Gustav Wieds vej 10 C, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Baylor University, P.O. Box 97356, 1311 S. 5th St., Waco, Texas 76798-7356
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- Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Mail Stop 70A-3317, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Mathematics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Department of Computer Science, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Mail Stop 70A-3317, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Mail Stop 70A-3317, Berkeley, California 94720
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Bramucci M, Nagarajan V. Bacterial communities in industrial wastewater bioreactors. Curr Opin Microbiol 2006; 9:275-8. [PMID: 16675290 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2006.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2006] [Accepted: 04/21/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Wastewater bioreactors have been used to treat domestic and industrial waste for nearly a century. Development of molecular tools such as PCR and DNA microarrays have enabled identification and characterization of some of the microbes in these bioreactors; however, molecular characterization of the microbes is still in its infancy, and only a few of the molecular tools have been applied to improving performance of wastewater bioreactors at the commercial level. Several new plasmids and enzymes have been isolated from wastewater bioreactors. There is enormous opportunity to use the microbes from wastewater for industrial bioprocesses.
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- Michael Bramucci
- Central Research and Development, DuPont Company, PO Box 80328, Wilmington, DE 19880-0328, USA
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Arora K, Chand S, Malhotra BD. Recent developments in bio-molecular electronics techniques for food pathogens. Anal Chim Acta 2006; 568:259-74. [PMID: 17761267 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2006.03.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2005] [Revised: 03/20/2006] [Accepted: 03/23/2006] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Food borne illnesses contribute to the majority of infections caused by pathogenic microorganisms. Detection of these pathogens originating from different sources has led to increased interest of researchers. New bio-molecular techniques for food pathogen detection are being developed to improve the sensor characteristics such as sensitivity, reusability, simplicity and economic viability. Present article deals with the various methods of food pathogen detection with special emphasis on bio-molecular electronics techniques such as biosensors, microarrays, electronic nose, and nano-materials based methods.
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- Kavita Arora
- Biomolecular Electronics and Conducting Polymer Research Group, National Physical Laboratory, K.S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110012, India.
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Kim DJ, Kim SH. Effect of nitrite concentration on the distribution and competition of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in nitratation reactor systems and their kinetic characteristics. WATER RESEARCH 2006; 40:887-94. [PMID: 16460781 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2005] [Revised: 11/26/2005] [Accepted: 12/06/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Genus Nitrospira and Nitrobacter species are the key nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) in nitrifying wastewater treatment plants. It has been hypothesized that genus Nitrospira are K-strategists and can exploit low amounts of nitrite more efficiently than Nitrobacter. In contrast, Nitrobacter species are r-strategists that can grow faster than Nitrospira. To elucidate the K/r hypothesis and to analyze the effect of substrate (nitrite) concentration on the competition and distribution of the two NOB, two different reactor types were employed for nitrite oxidation (nitratation) and NOB growth. The continuous biofilm airlift reactor (CBAR) maintained low nitrite concentration due to the complete oxidation of nitrite in continuous operation while the sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was kept in a relatively high nitrite concentration environment due to a cyclic substrate concentration profile. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) showed that both Nitrobacter species and genus Nitrospira were present in the CBAR and the SBR. Quantitative FISH analyses of the CBAR showed that Nitrospira occupied 59% of the total bacteria while Nitrobacter occupied only 5%. On the other hand, Nitrobacter, occupying 64%, was the dominant NOB in the SBR, and only 3% of total bacteria belonged to genus Nitrospira. Nitrite oxidation kinetics and quantitative FISH analyses revealed that the specific nitrite oxidation activities of Nitrobacter and Nitrospira are 93.8 and 10.5 mg/g NOB h, respectively, and the specific activity of Nitrobacter is about 9 times higher than that of Nitrospira. In conclusion, the results confirm the K/r hypothesis and the distribution of Nitrobacter and Nitrospira is likely to depend mainly on nitrite concentration. It seems that nitrite load and starvation conditions do not give a direct effect on the distribution of NOB.
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- Dong-Jin Kim
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology, Hallym University, 1 Okchon, Chunchon, Kangwon 200-702, Republic of Korea.
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