Monitoring microbial community structure and succession of an A/O SBRduring start-up period using PCR-DGGE
WANG Xiuheng , ZHANG Kun , REN Nanqi , LI Nan , REN Lijiao
DOI:
Received February 26, 2008,Revised May 16, 2008, Accepted , Available online
Volume 21,2009,Pages 223-228
- Summary
- References
- Related Articles
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) protocol was employed for revealing microbial
community structure and succession in a sequential anaerobic and aerobic reactor performing enhanced biological phosphorus removal
(EBPR) during start-up period. High phosphorus removal was achieved after 15 d. On day 30, phosphorus removal e ciency reached
to 83.2% and the start-up was finished. DGGE profiles of periodical sludge samples showed that dominant microbial species were 19
OTUs (operational taxonomy units). Unweighted pair-group method using arithmetic averages (UPGMA) clustering analysis revealed
that rapid community succession correlated to low phosphorus removal rate and high phosphorus removal e ciency reflected on steady
community structure. Sequencing results indicated that determined sequences (12 OTUs) belonged to Proteobacterium, Actinobacteria,
Gemmatimonadales and una liate group. Proteobacterium, Tetrasphaera elongate and Gemmatimonas aurantiaca may act important
roles in phosphorus removal. With little amount as known glycogen accumulating organisms, Candidatus Competibacter phosphatis
still at accumulating-phase had limited e ect on microbial community structure. When climax community was obtained, dominant
microbes were 14 OTUs. Microbes in a large amount were uncultured bacterium Thauera sp., uncultured
-Proteobacterium and
Tetrasphaera elongata.
