Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 308, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136436
Keywords
Comammox; Ammonia oxidizing microorganisms; Low oxygen; Niche differentiation
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- Science and Technology Com-mission of Shanghai Municipality
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
- [19DZ1204303]
- [2019MS041]
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This study investigated the behaviors and performances of comammox bacteria, ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, and archaea during the nitrification process under different oxygen concentrations. The results showed that comammox bacteria became the dominant ammonia-oxidizers under low oxygen conditions, while the growth of archaea and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria was inhibited. Furthermore, different species of comammox bacteria showed different preferences for oxygen concentrations.
Although low-oxygen nitrification can significantly cut down the aeration demand in wastewater treatment plants, little is known about the community dynamics of relevant microorganisms under different oxygen con-centrations. Here, by conducting a series of bioreactors with oxygen concentrations of 0%, 2%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 40%, and 70%, we provided a comprehensive investigation on the behaviors and performances of comammox bacteria (CMX), ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) during the nitrification process. Quan-titative PCR analysis demonstrated that CMX was the dominant ammonia-oxidizer under low oxygen condition (10%) after the four-month operation with the abundance increased by 8.65 times higher than the initial operation, whereas the growth of AOA and AOB was inhibited. Moreover, Nitrospira nitrosa dominated the CMX species (relative abundance >96%) in low dissolved oxygen concentrations, while Nitrospira nitrificans (3.39%) seemed to prefer high oxygen conditions. Our study indicates the long-term effects of oxygen concentrations on the niche differentiation of ammonia oxidizers, and highlights the significance of CMX in low-oxygen nitrifica-tion for reducing global carbon emission and energy consumption.
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