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CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 302, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134898
Keywords
Anammox granular sludge; Extracellular DNA; Permeability; Mass transfer; Gene transfer
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- National Natural Sci-ence Foundation of China [52000055]
- Natural Science Foun-dation of Zhejiang Province [LQ20E080014]
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This study investigated the response of anammox granular sludge to the removal of extracellular deoxyribonucleic acid (eDNA) and its mechanism. It was found that adding DNase I improved the bioactivity of the sludge and increased the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes. Settling experiments showed that the absence of eDNA increased the permeability and porosity of the sludge. Similar functional genes and microbial communities in intracellular and extracellular DNA suggested the occurrence of gene transmembrane transfer.
As a key component of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), extracellular deoxyribonucleic acid (eDNA) acts as a bridge in maintaining the structural stability of granular sludge. However, its ability of carrying antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) promotes the gene horizontal transfer, raising a high risk for human health. In this study, a series of batch tests were performed to elucidate the response of anammox granular sludge (AnGS) with different sizes (S-AnGS with diameters lower than 0.9 mm and L-AnGS with diameters of 0.9-2 mm) to the removal of eDNA and corresponding mechanism. The results showed that the highest bioactivity of S-AnGS and L-AnGS was achieved by adding DNase I, and the absolute abundance of hzsA in the systems also increased. The dominant microorganism in each sludge was Candidatus Kuenenia, which maintained a higher relative abundance of 24% in S-AnGS. Settling experiments demonstrated that the permeability of AnGS was positively correlated with the addition of DNase I. The permeability index of granular sludge, Gamma, rose by 58.54% in S-AnGS and 11.79% in L-AnGS. The absence of eDNA is conducive to the increase in the permeability and porosity of AnGS. Similarity in the functional genes and microbial communities of intracellular and extracellular DNA implied the occurrence of gene transmembrane transfer. The findings enrich our knowledge of eDNA in anammox granules and provide a guidance for the specific control of gene transfer through reducing eDNA.
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