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Comparison of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacterial Community Structure in Membrane-Assisted Bioreactors Using PCR-DGGE and FISH

  • Ziembinska, A. (The Silesian University of Technology, Environmental Biotechnology Department) ;
  • Ciesielski, S. (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Environmental Biotechnology) ;
  • Gnida, A. (The Silesian University of Technology, Environmental Biotechnology Department) ;
  • Zabczynski, S. (The Silesian University of Technology, Environmental Biotechnology Department) ;
  • Surmacz-Gorska, J. (The Silesian University of Technology, Environmental Biotechnology Department) ;
  • Miksch, K. (The Silesian University of Technology, Environmental Biotechnology Department)
  • Received : 2012.01.11
  • Accepted : 2012.04.07
  • Published : 2012.08.28
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Abstract

The ammonia-oxidizing bacterial (AOB) communities in three membrane bioreactors (MBRs) were monitored for 2 months after an acclimation period in order to investigate the influence of sludge age and medium type on AOB changeability and its connection with nitrification effectiveness. One MBR with a sludge age of 4 days was fed with a synthetic medium, whereas the other two with sludge ages of 8 and 32 days were fed with landfill leachate. The research revealed that landfill leachate can be effectively treated in an MBR with a higher sludge age for longer periods of time and that this improvement in performance was correlated with an increase in AOB biodiversity. Interestingly, the medium type has a stronger influence on AOB biocenosis formation than the sludge age.

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