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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 195-201 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | FEMS Microbiology Ecology |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2007 |
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Keywords
- nitrospira
- nitrobacter
- nitrite oxidation
- real-time PCR
- bioreactor
- nitrification
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Nitrite-oxidizing bacteria guild ecology associated with nitrification failure in a continuous-flow reactor. / Knapp, Charles W.; Graham, David W.
In: FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Vol. 62, No. 2, 11.2007, p. 195-201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Nitrite-oxidizing bacteria guild ecology associated with nitrification failure in a continuous-flow reactor
AU - Knapp, Charles W.
AU - Graham, David W.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Nitrification is an important process for nitrogen removal in many wastewater treatment plants, which requires the mutualistic oxidation of ammonia to nitrate by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB). However, this process can be quite unpredictable because both guilds are conditionally sensitive to small changes in operating conditions. Here, dynamics are examined within the NOB guild in two parallel chemostats operated at low and high dilution rates (0.10 and 0.83 day(-1), respectively) during periods of varying nitrification performance. NOB and AOB guild abundances and nitrogen-oxidation efficiency were relatively constant over time in the 0.10 day(-1) reactor; however, the 0.83 day(-1) reactor had two major disturbance episodes that caused destabilization of the NOB guild, which ultimately led to nitrification failure. The first episode caused the extinction of Nitrospira spp. from the system, resulting in chronic incomplete ammonia oxidation and nitrite accumulation. The second episode caused complete loss of nitrification activity, likely resulting from metal toxicity and the previous extinction of Nitrospira spp. from the system. These results exemplify the types of changes that can occur within the NOB guild that result in process impairment or failure, and provide one possible explanation for why nitrification is often unstable at higher dilution rates.
AB - Nitrification is an important process for nitrogen removal in many wastewater treatment plants, which requires the mutualistic oxidation of ammonia to nitrate by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB). However, this process can be quite unpredictable because both guilds are conditionally sensitive to small changes in operating conditions. Here, dynamics are examined within the NOB guild in two parallel chemostats operated at low and high dilution rates (0.10 and 0.83 day(-1), respectively) during periods of varying nitrification performance. NOB and AOB guild abundances and nitrogen-oxidation efficiency were relatively constant over time in the 0.10 day(-1) reactor; however, the 0.83 day(-1) reactor had two major disturbance episodes that caused destabilization of the NOB guild, which ultimately led to nitrification failure. The first episode caused the extinction of Nitrospira spp. from the system, resulting in chronic incomplete ammonia oxidation and nitrite accumulation. The second episode caused complete loss of nitrification activity, likely resulting from metal toxicity and the previous extinction of Nitrospira spp. from the system. These results exemplify the types of changes that can occur within the NOB guild that result in process impairment or failure, and provide one possible explanation for why nitrification is often unstable at higher dilution rates.
KW - nitrospira
KW - nitrobacter
KW - nitrite oxidation
KW - real-time PCR
KW - bioreactor
KW - nitrification
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M3 - Article
VL - 62
SP - 195
EP - 201
JO - FEMS Microbiology Ecology
JF - FEMS Microbiology Ecology
SN - 0168-6496
IS - 2
ER -