Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 124, Issue -, Pages 252-258Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.008
Keywords
Micro-environment; Microbial community; Microelectrodes; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Activated sludge flocs
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50921064, 51138009]
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Microorganisms in activated sludge flocs (ASF) play important roles in the wastewater treatment process. However, the interplay between micro-environmental variation and microbial responses within ASF is poorly understood. In this study, microelectrodes and molecular culture-independent techniques were applied to detect the internal environment, microbial composition, and distribution in flocs with different particle size. Results showed dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations within the center of the flocs were less than at the surface, and the DO concentration distributions were distinct in flocs of different particle size. With floc particle size increasing from 100 to 250 mu m, the DO concentrations in the floc centers decreased 10-55%, respectively, while no distinct change was observed in flocs of less than 100 mu m Similar phenomenon occurred for the distributions of NH4+ and NO3- in flocs. Microbial structure indicated bacterial compositions and distributions were heterogeneous and responded to micro-environment variation in flocs of different particle size. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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