Molecular characterization of methanogenic microbial communities for degrading various types of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

Knowledge on methanogenic microbial communities associated with the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is crucial to developing strategies for PAHs bioremediation. In this study, the linkage between the type of PAHs and microbial community structure was fully investigated through 16S rRNA gene sequencing on four PAH-degrading cultures. Putative degradation products were also detected. Our results indicated that naphthalene (Nap)/2-methylnaphthalene (2-Nap), phenanthrene (Phe) and anthracene (Ant) sculpted different microbial communities. Among them, Nap and 2-Nap selected for similar degrading bacteria (i.e., Alicycliphilus and Thauera) and methanogens (Methanomethylovorans and Methanobacterium). Nap and 2-Nap were probably activated via carboxylation, producing 2-naphthoic acid. In contrast, Phe and Ant shaped different bacterial and archaeal communities, with Arcobacter and Acinetobacter being Phe-degraders and Thiobacillus Ant-degrader. Methanogenic archaea Methanobacterium and Methanomethylovorans predominated Phe-degrading and Ant-degrading culture, respectively. These findings can improve our understanding of natural PAHs attenuation and provide some guidance for PAHs bioremediation in methanogenic environment.     

驯化对餐厨垃圾厌氧消化系统微生物群落结构的影响

为研究驯化对餐厨垃圾厌氧消化系统微生物群落结构的影响,在单相完全搅拌式(CSTR)反应器内,以农村户用沼气池污泥为接种污泥,进行了餐厨垃圾中温厌氧消化.反应器在3 g·L-1·d-1(以VS计)的负荷下成功启动,并连续45 d维持性能稳定,表明驯化成功.期间采用454焦磷酸测序技术分析了驯化前后系统内的微生物群落结构.结果表明,微生物群落结构与底物密切相关,驯化后细菌及古菌群落都发生明显变化.从细菌群落看,与复杂有机物降解相关的菌类显著下降(如梭菌纲(Clostridia)和(vadin HA17),而易降解碳水化合物发酵菌(如Petrimonas)和脂肪降解菌(如Erysipelotrichia)显著增加.这与餐厨垃圾易降解有机物含量高,且富含淀粉和脂肪相关.丰富的易降解有机物还使得反应器内总挥发性脂肪酸(VFA)浓度((2203±174)mg·L-1)远高于种泥水平((222.0±0.3)mg·L-1),这导致了产甲烷菌由乙酸型的甲烷鬃菌属(Methanosaeta,占85.01%)绝对主导转向氢营养型的甲烷螺菌属(Methanospirillum,占35.35%)、甲烷囊菌属(Methanoculleus,占9.89%)与之(46.97%)共同主导的局面.然而,驯化后Methanosaeta在非最优条件下依然保持主导地位,可见接种污泥的群落组成对厌氧消化系统群落结构的塑造也具有重大影响.     

利用FISH和DGGE对产甲烷颗粒污泥中微生物种群的研究

利用FISH和DGGE技术对厌氧反应器内处于不同运行阶段的4个产甲烷颗粒污泥进行研究,考察其中真细菌和古细菌的种群结构,并对其中的优势古细菌进行系统发育分析.FISH结果表明,颗粒污泥中真细菌含量明显高于古细菌,真细菌主要分布在颗粒污泥外层,古细菌则主要分布在内层;DGGE结果表明,随着反应器COD负荷的增加以及运行时间的延长,真细菌种群结构相对较稳定,而古细菌种群结构则发生了较明显变化,其中占优势的古细菌种类逐渐减少;将有代表性的7个古细菌条带切胶回收并测序,结果显示,反应器运行后期占优势的菌种主要包括甲烷微粒菌(Methanocorpusculum)、甲烷杆菌(Methanobacterium)和甲烷髦毛菌(Methanosaeta)等.     

Methanogenic community dynamics in anaerobic co-digestion of fruit and vegetable waste and food waste

A lab-scale continuously-stirred tank reactor (CSTR), used for anaerobic co-digestion of fruit and vegetable waste (FVW) and food waste (FW) at different mixture ratios, was operated for 178 days at the organic loading rate of 3 kg VS (volatile solids)/(m³.day). The dynamics of the Archaeal community and the correlations between environmental variables and methanogenic community structure were analyzed by polymerase chain reactions - denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) and redundancy analysis (RDA), respectively. PCR-DGGE results demonstrated that the mixture ratio of FVW to FW altered the community composition of Archaea. As the FVW/FW ratio increased, Methanoculleus, Methanosaeta and Methanosarcina became the predominant methanogens in the community. Redundancy analysis results indicated that the shift of the methanogenic community was significantly correlated with the composition of acidogenic products and methane production yield. Different mixture ratios of substrates led to different compositions of intermediate metabolites, which may affect the methanogenic community. These results suggested that the analysis of microbial communities could be used to diagnose anaerobic processes.     

Response of anaerobes to methyl fluoride, 2-bromoethanesulfonate and hydrogen during acetate degradation

To use the selective inhibition method for quantitative analysis of acetate metabolism in methanogenic systems,the responses of microbial communities and metabolic activities,which were involved in anaerobic degradation of acetate,to the addition of methyl fluoride(CH3F),2-bromoethanesulfonate(BES)and hydrogen were investigated in a thermophilic batch experiment.Both the methanogenic inhibitors,i.e.,CH3F and BES,showed their effectiveness on inhibiting CH4 production,whereas acetate metabolism other than acetoclastic methanogenesis was stimulated by BES,as reflected by the fluctuated acetate concentration.Syntrophic acetate oxidation was thermodynamically blocked by hydrogen(H2),while H2-utilizing reactions as hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis and homoacetogenesis were correspondingly promoted.Results of PCR-DGGE fingerprinting showed that,CH3F did not influence the microbial populations significantly.However,the BES and hydrogen notably altered the bacterial community structures and increased the diversity.BES gradually changed the methanogenic community structure by affecting the existence of different populations to different levels,whilst H2 greatly changed the abundance of different methanogenic populations,and induced growth of new species.     

BP-1生物降解群落结构解析及关键功能菌的降解效能评估

生物降解是有机污染物去除的重要途径,为探究环境中微生物对2,4-二羟基二苯甲酮（2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone,BP-1）的降解能力,本文以BP-1为唯一碳源,设置好氧和厌氧条件分别驯化富集功能菌群,通过高通量测序技术深度解析群落多样性及功能菌群,在此基础上筛选关键功能菌,并评估其降解效能.结果显示,好氧降解是BP-1降解的主要途径,BP-1在好氧处理系统中的降解速率是厌氧体系的2.74倍.好氧体系中微生物群落多样性显著高于厌氧体系,变形菌门（Proteobacteria,40.66%）是好氧体系中的优势菌门,红环菌目（Rhodocyclales,28.15%）、假单胞菌目（Pseudomonadales,3.11%）、鞘氨醇菌目（Sphingomonadales,2.22%）是变形菌门中占优势地位的菌目.采用选择性培养基从好氧驯化污泥中筛选获得4株BP-1降解菌,经鉴定分别为甲基营养型芽孢杆菌（Bacillus methylotrophicus） BP1.1、解淀粉酶芽孢杆菌（Bacillus amyloliquefaciens） BP1.2、红球菌（Rhodococcus sp.） BP1.3和鞘氨醇单胞菌（Sphingomonas sp.） BP1.4,其中甲基营养型芽孢杆菌BP1.1降解速率最快,在6 h内对BP-1的降解率高达99.9%,显著降低了BP-1引起的急性毒性和类雌激素效应,为高效去除废水中BP-1提供了微生物种质资源.     

基于mcrA基因的厌氧颗粒污泥产甲烷菌群分析

基于mcrA基因对阿维菌素废水处理工业化UASB厌氧颗粒污泥中产甲烷菌群进行分析,并与基于16S rRNA基因的产甲烷菌群分析结果进行比较.结果表明,基于2种目标基因PCR产物的DGGE图谱存在差异,但根据图谱计算所得产甲烷菌群Shannon多样性指数、Margalef丰富度指数和Berger-Parker优势度指数没有差异,表明基于2种目标基因的产甲烷菌群多样性分析基本一致.基于不同目标基因的优势产甲烷菌群系统发育种属的分析结果大体相似,产甲烷杆菌目和产甲烷八叠球菌目是厌氧颗粒污泥样品中的优势产甲烷种群;同时,分析结果的差异表明2种目标基因的检测特异性不完全相同.基于2种目标基因的产甲烷菌群FISH杂交区域具有很高的一致性,但杂交区域面积有所差异.基于mcrA基因FISH检测的产甲烷菌群平均相对丰度为24.25%±6.47%,低于基于16S rRNA基因FISH检测结果(33.42%±2.34%).以上结果表明,基于mcrA基因与基于16S rRNA基因的的产甲污泥菌群分析结果具有较高的相似度,mcrA基因可以作为16S rRNA基因的替代目标基因.     

Effects of Cd（Ⅱ） and Cu（Ⅱ） on microbial characteristics in 2-chlorophenol-degradation anaerobic bioreactors

The effects of Cd^2＋ and Cu^2＋ at 300 mg/L on anaerobic microbial communities that degrade 2-cholorophenol （2-CP） were examined. Based on the polymerase chain reaction （PCR） of 16S rDNA, bacterial community diversity and archaeal community structure were analyzed with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis （DGGE） and cloning, respectively. Degradation capabilities of the anaerobic microbial community were drastically abated and the degradation efficiency of 2-CP was reduced to 60% after shock by Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋, respectively. The bacterial community structure was disturbed and the biodiversity was reduced after shock by Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋ for 3 d. Some new metal-resistant microbes which could cope with the new condition appeared. The sequence analysis showed that there existed common Archaea species in control sludge and systems when treated with Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋, such as Methanothrix soehngenii, Methanosaeta concilii, uncultured euryarchaeote, and so on. Both the abundance and diversity of archaeal species were altered with addition of Cd^2＋ and Cu^2＋ at high concentration. Although the abundance of the predominant archaeal species decreased with Cd^2＋ and Cu^2＋ addition for 3 d, they recovered to some extent after 10 d. The diversity of archaeal species was remarkably reduced after recovery for 10 d and the shift in archaeal composition seemed to be irreversible. The 2-CP-degradation anaerobic system was more sensitive to Cu^2＋ than Cd^2＋.     

Microbial community structures in an integrated two-phase anaerobic bioreactor fed by fruit vegetable wastes and wheat straw

The microbial community structures in an integrated two-phase anaerobic reactor（ITPAR）were investigated by 16 S r DNA clone library technology. The 75 L reactor was designed with a 25 L rotating acidogenic unit at the top and a 50 L conventional upflow methanogenic unit at the bottom, with a recirculation connected to the two units. The reactor had been operated for 21 stages to co-digest fruit/vegetable wastes and wheat straw, which showed a very good biogas production and decomposition of cellulosic materials. The results showed that many kinds of cellulose and glycan decomposition bacteria related with Bacteroidales,Clostridiales and Syntrophobacterales were dominated in the reactor, with more bacteria community diversities in the acidogenic unit. The methanogens were mostly related with Methanosaeta, Methanosarcina, Methanoculleus, Methanospirillum and Methanobacterium; the predominating genus Methanosaeta, accounting for 40.5%, 54.2%, 73.6% and 78.7% in four samples from top to bottom, indicated a major methanogenesis pathway by acetoclastic methanogenesis in the methanogenic unit. The beta diversity indexes illustrated a more similar distribution of bacterial communities than that of methanogens between acidogenic unit and methanogenic unit. The differentiation of methanogenic community composition in two phases, as well as pH values and volatile fatty acid（VFA） concentrations confirmed the phase separation of the ITPAR. Overall, the results of this study demonstrated that the special designing of ITPAR maintained a sufficient number of methanogens, more diverse communities and stronger syntrophic associations among microorganisms, which made two phase anaerobic digestion of cellulosic materials more efficient.     

厌氧反硝化产甲烷体系中喹啉与吲哚共基质的降解特性

研究了厌氧反硝化产甲烷体系中,典型含氮杂环化合物喹啉、吲哚作为共基质碳源,厌氧生物对二者的降解特性,及群落分析.结果表明：在共基质条件下,喹啉的存在对吲哚的生物降解有抑制作用,且抑制随喹啉浓度的升高而升高;吲哚的存在对喹啉的生物降解有促进作用,但吲哚浓度过高（150mg/L）抑制了喹啉的降解;喹啉、吲哚共基质时,二者的降解都遵循零级反应动力学;通过GC-MS分析,喹啉的主要中间代谢产物分别为2（1H）喹诺酮与8-羟基-2（1H）喹诺酮;吲哚的主要代谢产物为2-吲哚酮与靛红;通过高通量测序对共基质体系的微生物群落进行分析,发现厌氧功能菌群得到富集,细菌菌门以变形菌门Proteobacteria为主,菌纲以Gammaproteobacteria和Betaproteobacteria为主,菌属以Acinetobacter,Candidimonas,Azospira,和Desulfomicrobium为主.     

Temporal and spatial changes of microbial community in an industrial effluent receiving area in Hangzhou Bay

Anthropogenic activities usually contaminate water environments, and have led to the eutrophication of many estuaries and shifts in microbial communities. In this study, the temporal and spatial changes of the microbial community in an industrial effluent receiving area in Hangzhou Bay were investigated by 454 pyrosequencing. The bacterial community showed higher richness and biodiversity than the archaeal community in all sediments. Proteobacteria dominated in the bacterial communities of all the samples; Marine_Group_Ⅰ and Methanomicrobia were the two dominant archaeal classes in the effluent receiving area. PCoA and AMOVA revealed strong seasonal but minor spatial changes in both bacterial and archaeal communities in the sediments. The seasonal changes of the bacterial community were less significant than those of the archaeal community, which mainly consisted of fluctuations in abundance of a large proportion of longstanding species rather than the appearance and disappearance of major archaeal species. Temperature was found to positively correlate with the dominant bacteria, Betaproteobacteria, and negatively correlate with the dominant archaea,Marine_Group_Ⅰ; and might be the primary driving force for the seasonal variation of the microbial community.     

硫酸盐还原型甲烷厌氧氧化菌群驯化及其群落特征

甲烷的温室效应是二氧化碳的26倍,高浓度硫酸盐废水对水体、土壤和植物均有危害.硫酸盐为氧化剂的甲烷厌氧氧化是减少甲烷的主要途径之一.本研究以硫酸盐作为电子受体,驯化培养硫酸盐还原型甲烷厌氧氧化菌群,采用PCR-DGGE技术分析细菌和古菌菌群多样性和群落结构特征,并对其中的优势菌进行系统发育分析.DGGE指纹图谱结果表明,硫酸盐的加入使微生物群落结构和优势种群数量发生了明显的改变,其增强了甲烷氧化古菌和硫酸盐还原细菌的丰度,加入硫酸盐驯化的菌群,其细菌群落多样性增加而古菌群落多样性略微减少.典型条带测序结果显示,驯化后菌群的优势菌种主要包括螺旋体门(Spirochaetes),除硫单胞菌目(Desulfuromonadales)、甲烷八叠球菌目(Methanosarcinales)和甲烷丝状菌属(Methanosaeta)等.驯化菌群的甲烷厌氧氧化研究结果显示,甲烷厌氧氧化的同时伴随硫酸盐的还原,甲烷的氧化产物为二氧化碳,硫酸盐的转化产物为硫化氢和硫单质.     

热水解时间对污泥厌氧消化系统微生物群落结构影响分析

为评估热水解时间对北京市大兴区某污水处理厂污泥厌氧消化系统微生物群落结构的影响,利用Illumina MiSeq高通量测序方法,分析了不同热水解时间（15、30和45 min）对初沉污泥和剩余活性污泥厌氧消化系统中微生物群落结构及其多样性的影响因素.结果表明,消化污泥优势类群主要分布在厚壁菌门（Firmicutes）、阴沟单胞菌门（Cloacimonadota）、绿弯菌门（Chloroflexi）和同力菌门（Synergistota）,相对丰度之和超过60%,相对丰度最高菌属为W5,占比为20.8%~54.5%,表现为少数优势物种的高丰度特征.热水解污泥厌氧消化过程中,高挥发性脂肪酸和氨氮浓度导致嗜乙酸产甲烷菌相对丰度减少,嗜氢产甲烷途径多于嗜乙酸产甲烷途径.环境因子关联分析结果显示,消化进泥可溶蛋白质、消化进泥pH值、消化出泥氨氮和热水解时间是影响微生物群落结构的4个主要环境因子,其中消化出泥氨氮对产甲烷菌属的影响最大,呈负相关关系.热水解时间与Chao指数和Shannon指数均呈负相关,较长热水解时间不利于提高厌氧消化过程微生物菌群丰富度和多样性.     

Degradation of pyrene by immobilized microorganisms in saline-alkaline soil

Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is very difficult in saline-alkaline soil due to the inhibition of microbial growth under saline-alkaline stress. The microorganisms that can most effectively degrade PAHs were screened by introducing microorganisms immobilized on farm byproducts and assessing the validity of the immobilizing technique for PAHs degradation in pyrene-contaminated saline-alkaline soil. Among the microorganisms examined, it was found that Mycobacterium sp. B2 is the best, and can degrade 82.2% and 83.2% of pyrene for free and immobilized cells after 30 days of incubation. The immobilization technique could increase the degradation of pyrene significantly, especially for fungi. The degradation of pyrene by the immobilized microorganisms Mucor sp. F2, fungal consortium MF and co-cultures of MB+MF was increased by 161.7% (P < 0.05), 60.1% (P < 0.05) and 59.6% (P < 0.05) after 30 days, respectively, when compared with free F2, MF and MB+MF. Scanning electron micrographs of the immobilized microstructure proved the positive effects of the immobilized microbial technique on pyrene remediation in saline-alkaline soil, as the interspace of the carrier material structure was relatively large, providing enough space for cell growth. Co-cultures of different bacterial and fungal species showed different abilities to degrade PAHs. The present study suggests that Mycobacterium sp. B2 can be employed for in situ bioremediation of PAHs in saline-alkaline soil, and immobilization of fungi on farm byproducts and nutrients as carriers will enhance fungus PAH-degradation ability in saline-alkaline soil.     

三江平原湿地开垦对土壤微生物群落结构的影响

过度开垦会导致湿地生态系统的快速退化,湿地土壤微生物能够敏感地反映湿地土壤质量及湿地生态系统功能的演变.为研究土地利用变化对湿地微生物群落结构的影响,以黑龙江抚远三江湿地保护区为研究对象,采集其中的原始泥炭湿地、开垦后改种豆科植物及水稻的3种湿地土壤.采用基于细菌16S rRNA基因的高通量测序技术研究上述土壤细菌的群落结构,并探讨其与土壤环境因子间的关系.结果表明,不同土地利用方式湿地土壤中的优势菌门均为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)及酸杆菌门(Acidobacteria),但土地利用方式明显改变了湿地土壤细菌属的组成.改种豆科植物土壤中Blastocatella、Coxiella、Rickettsia丰度较高,水稻田土中Massilia、Nitrosomonas、Bradyrhizobium聚集较多,而泥炭湿地中含较高丰度的Rhizomicrobium、Arthrobacter、Bacillus.结合Chao值与Shannon指数,水稻田土微生物多样性高于改种豆科植物土壤及泥炭湿地土壤,而后两种土壤细菌群落多样性则未见明显差异.相关性分析表明,土壤p H及含水率是影响微生物群落组成的重要驱动因子,说明湿地土壤开垦后改变了土壤p H、含水率及土壤养分,从而对微生物群落结构产生影响.     

Microbial community functional structure in response to micro-aerobic conditions in sulfate-reducing sulfur-producing bioreactor

Limited oxygen supply to anaerobic wastewater treatment systems had been demonstrated as an effective strategy to improve elemental sulfur(S0) recovery, coupling sulfate reduction and sulfide oxidation. However, little is known about the impact of dissolved oxygen(DO) on the microbial functional structures in these systems. We used a high throughput tool(GeoChip) to evaluate the microbial community structures in a biological desulfurization reactor under micro-aerobic conditions(DO: 0.02–0.33 mg/L). The results indicated that the microbial community functional compositions and structures were dramatically altered with elevated DO levels. The abundances of dsrA/B genes involved in sulfate reduction processes significantly decreased(p 0.05, LSD test) at relatively high DO concentration(DO: 0.33 mg/L). The abundances of sox and fccA/B genes involved in sulfur/sulfide oxidation processes significantly increased(p 0.05, LSD test) in low DO concentration conditions(DO: 0.09 mg/L) and then gradually decreased with continuously elevated DO levels. Their abundances coincided with the change of sulfate removal efficiencies and elemental sulfur(S0) conversion efficiencies in the bioreactor. In addition, the abundance of carbon degradation genes increased with the raising of DO levels, showing that the heterotrophic microorganisms(e.g., fermentative microorganisms) were thriving under micro-aerobic condition. This study provides new insights into the impacts of micro-aerobic conditions on the microbial functional structure of sulfatereducing sulfur-producing bioreactors, and revealed the potential linkage between functional microbial communities and reactor performance.     

Determination of the archaeal and bacterial communities in two-phase and single-stage anaerobic systems by 454 pyrosequencing

2-Phase anaerobic digestion (AD), where the acidogenic phase was operated at 2 day hydraulic retention time (HRT) and the methanogenic phase at 10 days HRT, had been evaluated to determine if it could provide higher organic reduction and methane production than the conventional single-stage AD (also operated at 12 days HRT). 454 pyrosequencing was performed to determine and compare the microbial communities. The acidogenic reactor of the 2-phase system yielded a unique bacterial community of the lowest richness and diversity, while bacterial profiles of the methanogenic reactor closely followed the single-stage reactor. All reactors were predominated by hydrogenotrophic methanogens, mainly Methanolinea. Unusually, the acidogenic reactor contributed up to 24% of total methane production in the 2-phase system. This could be explained by the presence of Methanosarcina and Methanobrevibacter, and their activities could also help regulate reactor alkalinity during high loading conditions through carbon dioxide production. The enrichment of hydrolytic and acidogenic Porphyromonadaceae, Prevotellaceae, Ruminococcaceae and unclassified Bacteroidetes in the acidogenic reactor would have contributed to the improved sludge volatile solids degradation, and ultimately the overall 2-phase system''s performance. Syntrophic acetogenic microorganisms were absent in the acidogenic reactor but present in the downstream methanogenic reactor, indicating the retention of various metabolic pathways also found in a single-stage system. The determination of key microorganisms further expands our understanding of the complex biological functions in AD process.     

短期填埋龄垃圾堆体内微生物群落结构与种群分布特征

填埋垃圾的稳定化过程一般经历好氧过渡、水解酸化、初期产甲烷及稳定产甲烷阶段,固相垃圾的厌氧水解酸化阶段常被视为垃圾降解的限速步骤,而这一阶段微生物的降解作用是影响垃圾稳定化进程的关键.以青岛市小涧西生活垃圾填埋场短期填埋龄垃圾为研究对象,采用MiSeq高通量测序研究了填埋龄0～1、1.0～1.5、1.5～2 a垃圾堆体内微生物的群落结构多样性及种群分布特征.结果表明,0～1 a填埋龄垃圾微生物多样性高于1.0～1.5 a和1.5～2 a垃圾堆体,且微生物多样性整体上随填埋深度呈降低趋势.参与垃圾降解细菌多样性比真菌更丰富,而真菌多样性随填埋区域、填埋龄的不同呈现更显著的差异.参与短期填埋龄垃圾降解的细菌中,Firmicutes在填埋层上层为优势菌门,最大比例达到65%,Proteobacteria在填埋层中下层为优势菌门,最大比例达到88%.填埋上层细菌菌属以Defluviitoga、Aerococcus、Clostridium III和Proteiniphilum为主,而在中下层以Thiopseudomonas、Sporosarcina和Eionea为主.真菌主要包括3个菌门,Ascomycota在各点位均为最优势菌门,属水平上Kernia及Aspergillus作为常见的腐生菌属,在不同点位均有较高的丰度.冗余分析表明短期填埋龄垃圾堆体内微生物不同时空分布存在显著差异性,且细菌群落结构的变化受pH值影响较大,而真菌群落结构的变化与垃圾有机质密切相关.     

两相厌氧系统中产甲烷相有机酸转化规律

研究了两相厌氧系统产甲烷相中有机酸转化规律.以产酸相、产甲烷相COD负荷分别为41.5 kg/(m³·d)、6.05kg/(m³·d)的连续流试验装置培养种泥,运行稳定后,进行静态试验采用气相色谱仪(GC-122型)分析有机酸组成及含量结果表明,反应器相同位置的微生物降解转化有机酸速率快慢依次为:乙酸＞乙醇＞丁酸＞丙酸;利用乙醇产乙酸的微生物与产甲烷菌所需最佳pH值范围相近;乙醇型发酵是充分发挥两相厌氧系统功能的最佳发酵类型;在产甲烷反应器中,大部分挥发酸的最终降解都要经历乙酸降解途径才能完成,造成乙酸的降解转化相对缓慢,成为厌氧工艺中的限速步骤.     

富硫沉积生境中微生物群落的垂直分布特征

为探讨富硫沉积环境中特定微生物类群对硫循环的贡献,人工建立富含硫酸盐的模型,对模型中各种环境化学参数进行监测,并采用不依赖于培养的微生物分子生态学技术对微生物群落垂向分布特征进行解析.结果表明,以沉积物-水界面为分界线,上层水相为好氧环境,硫化物浓度较底;而沉积物相中硫化物浓度较高,为厌氧生境.微生物群落分布与环境特征具有很好的吻合性,沉积物相中微生物群落相似性较高,多样性相对较低,而水相中微生物多样性较高,且与沉积物中微生物分离距离较大.在水-沉积物垂向剖面中,细菌域中的变形菌门(Protebacteria)(丰度为7.6%~32.8%)、绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)(13.6%~22.3%)以及古菌域中的广古菌门(Euryarchaeota)(19.3%~29.2%)是微生物群落中的绝对优势类群.在该生境中,存在微生物主导的硫循环过程,在厌氧沉积物表层,δ变形菌纲(Deltaprotebacteria)中的硫酸盐还原细菌还原硫酸盐产生硫化物,同时降解有机质.硫化物向上层扩散时,被Thiobacillus、Acidithiobacillus和Halothiobacillus等属的硫氧化微生物氧化为单质硫,并进一步氧化为硫酸盐,在硫循环过程中有机质被逐渐降解.特定微生物种群的富集需要在不同的环境因素,多种微生物共同参与硫循环过程,完成有机质降解.