Nitrogen removal capacity and bacterial community dynamics of a Canon biofilter system at different organic matter concentrations.
Three Canon bench-scale bioreactors with a volume of 2 L operating in parallel were configured as submerged biofilters. In the present study we investigated the effects of a high ammonium concentration (320 mgNH4+· L-1) and different concentrations of organic matter (0, 100 and 400 mgCOD·L-1) on the nitrogen removal capacity and the bacterial community structure. After 60 days, the Canon biofilters operated properly under concentrations of 0 and 100 mgCOD·L-1 of organic matter, with nitrogen removal efficiencies up to 85%. However, a higher concentration of organic matter (400 mgCOD·L-1) produced a partial inhibition of nitrogen removal (68.1% efficiency). The addition of higher concentrations of organic matter a modified the bacterial community structure in the Canon biofilter, increasing the proliferation of heterotrophic bacteria related to the genera of Thauera, Longilinea, Ornatilinea, Thermomarinilinea, unclassified Chlorobiales and Denitratisoma. However, heterotrophic bacteria co-exist with Nitrosomonas and Candidatus Scalindua. Thus, our study confirms the co-existence of different microbial activities (AOB, Anammox and denitrification) and the adaptation of a fixed-biofilm system to different concentrations of organic matter.
['García-Ruiz|María J|MJ|', 'Maza-Márquez|Paula|P|', 'González-López|Jesús|J|', 'Osorio|Francisco|F|']
D064751:Ammonium Compounds D001419:Bacteria D018441:Biofilms D019149:Bioreactors D058440:Denitrification D005374:Filtration D009584:Nitrogen D009606:Nitrosomonas D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid D062065:Waste Water D014871:Water Microbiology D014873:Water Pollutants
Nitrogen removal Biofilter technology Illumina sequencing Non-metric multidimensional scaling (MDS) qPCR