Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10395369 | Bioresource Technology | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The evolution of a microbial community was investigated during sludge granulation using a wide range of micro-scale and molecular biology techniques. Experimental results demonstrate that polyphosphate-accumulating granules were successfully cultured during the anaerobic/aerobic cycle. Improvement in sludge sedimentation performance occurred prior to the formation of granular sludge and was not affected by change in granule size. Rod-shaped and filamentous bacteria appeared to initiate granule formation and generate the structures that supported further granule growth. It was observed that mature granules supported microbial populations that differed from nascent granules and were predominantly packed with coccoid bacteria. It was further observed that the diversity of the granular microbial community increased as the granules grew. Accumulibacter, Nitrosospira and Thauera were mainly responsible for nutrient removal while microorganisms such as Rhodocyclus and Hyphomicrobiaceae appeared to be primarily responsible for forming and maintaining the granule structure.
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Authors
Zhang Bin, Ji Min, Qiu Zhigang, Liu Huina, Wang Jingfeng, Li Junwen,