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Title: | Characterization of the archaeal community fouling a membrane bioreactor | Authors: | Luo, Jinxue Zhang, Jinsong Tan, Xiaohui McDougald, Diane Zhuang, Guoqiang Fane, Anthony G. Kjelleberg, Staffan Cohen, Yehuda Rice, Scott A. |
Keywords: | DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences |
Issue Date: | 2014 | Source: | Luo, J., Zhang, J., Tan, X., McDougald, D., Zhuang, G., Fane, A. G., et al. (2015). Characterization of the archaeal community fouling a membrane bioreactor. Journal of environmental sciences, 29, 115-123. | Series/Report no.: | Journal of environmental sciences | Abstract: | Biofilm formation, one of the primary causes of biofouling, results in reduced membrane flux or increased transmembrane pressure and thus represents a major impediment to the wider implementation of membrane bioreactor (MBR) technologies for water purification. Most studies have focused on the role of bacteria in membrane fouling as they are the most dominant and best studied organisms present in the MBR. In contrast, there is limited information on the role of the archaeal community in biofilm formation in MBRs. This study investigated the composition of the archaeal community during the process of biofouling in an MBR. The archaeal community was observed to have lower richness and diversity in the biofilm than the sludge during the establishment of biofilms at low transmembrane pressure (TMP). Clustering of the communities based on the Bray–Curtis similarity matrix indicated that a subset of the sludge archaeal community formed the initial biofilms. The archaeal community in the biofilm was mainly composed of Thermoprotei, Thermoplasmata, Thermococci, Methanopyri, Methanomicrobia and Halobacteria. Among them, the Thermoprotei and Thermoplasmata were present at higher relative proportions in the biofilms than they were in the sludge. Additionally, the Thermoprotei, Thermoplasmata and Thermococci were the dominant organisms detected in the initial biofilms at low TMP, while as the TMP increased, the Methanopyri, Methanomicrobia, Aciduliprofundum and Halobacteria were present at higher abundances in the biofilms at high TMP. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107065 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25352 |
ISSN: | 1001-0742 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jes.2014.07.025 | Rights: | © 2014 The Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. This paper was published in Journal of Environmental Sciences and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of Elsevier B.V. The paper can be found at the following official DOI: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2014.07.025]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. | Fulltext Permission: | open | Fulltext Availability: | With Fulltext |
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