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Monitoring intracellular polyphosphate accumulation in enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems by quantitative image analysis

Journal

WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 69, Issue 11, Pages 2315-2323

Publisher

IWA PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2014.146

Keywords

enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR); image analysis; polyphosphate (poly-P)

Funding

  1. Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) in Portugal [PTDC/EBB-EBI/103147/2008, PEst-OE/EQB/LA0023/2013, PEst-C/EQB/LA0006/2011]
  2. FCT [SFRH/BPD/82558/2011, SFRH/BD/65113/2009]
  3. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/EBB-EBI/103147/2008] Funding Source: FCT

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A rapid methodology for intracellular storage polyphosphate (poly-P) identification and monitoring in enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) systems is proposed based on quantitative image analysis (QIA). In EBPR systems, 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) is usually combined with fluorescence in situ hybridization to evaluate the microbial community. The proposed monitoring technique is based on a QIA procedure specifically developed for determining poly-P inclusions within a biomass suspension using solely DAPI by epifluorescence microscopy. Due to contradictory literature regarding DAPI concentrations used for poly-P detection, the present work assessed the optimal DAPI concentration for samples acquired at the end of the EBPR aerobic stage when the accumulation occurred. Digital images were then acquired and processed by means of image processing and analysis. A correlation was found between average poly-P intensity values and the analytical determination. The proposed methodology can be seen as a promising alternative procedure for quantifying intracellular poly-P accumulation in a faster and less labour-intensive way.

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