Microbial community structure and dynamics in a membrane bioreactor supplemented with the flame retardant dibromoneopentyl glycol

被引:11
作者
Zangi-Kotler, Moran [1 ]
Ben-Dov, Eitan [1 ,2 ]
Tiehm, Andreas [3 ]
Kushmaro, Ariel [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Avram & Stella Goldstein Goren Dept Biotechnol En, IL-8410501 Beer Sheva, Israel
[2] Achva Acad Coll, IL-7980400 Mobile Post Shikmim, Israel
[3] DVGW Technol Zentrum Wasser TZW, D-76139 Karlsruhe, Germany
[4] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Singapore 639798, Singapore
关键词
Biodegradation; Brominated flame retardants; Population dynamics; Pyrosequencing; Real-time PCR; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE; ACTIVATED-SLUDGE; RIBOSOMAL-RNA; BIODEGRADATION; REMOVAL; DEGRADATION; WATER; MICROPOLLUTANTS; DIVERSITY; DESIGN;
D O I
10.1007/s11356-015-4975-8
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are a group of widely used compounds that, due to their limited biodegradability, exhibit excessive persistence in the environment. The persistence and high toxicity of these compounds to the natural biota causes great environmental concern. We investigated the biodegradation of the BFR dibromoneopentyl glycol (DBNPG) under continuous culture conditions using a miniature membrane bioreactor (mMBR) to assess its feasibility as a bioremediation approach. This system demonstrated long-term, stable biodegradation of DBNPG (>90 days), with an average removal rate of about 50 %. Pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene of the microorganisms involved in this process revealed the dominance of reads affiliated with the genus Brevundimonas of the Alphaproteobacteria class during the different mMBR operational stages. The bacterial community was also dominated by reads affiliated with the Sinorhizobium and Sphingopyxis genera within the Alphaproteobacteria class and the Sediminibacterium genus of the Sphingobacteria class. Real-time PCR used to analyze possible changes in the population dynamics of these four dominant groups revealed their consistent presence throughout the long-term mMBR biodegradation activity. Two genera, Brevundimonas and Sphingopyxis, were found to increase in abundance during the acclimation period and then remained relatively stable, forming the main parts of the consortium over the prolonged active stage.
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页码:17615 / 17624
页数:10
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