磺胺嘧啶对纯膜MBBR氨氧化性能及氨氧化菌群的影响

通过向NH₄⁺-N质量浓度为30 mg·L⁻¹的合成废水中投加不同剂量磺胺嘧啶(SDZ)(0、1、3、5、7和10 mg·L^–1),比较了SDZ浓度对一台60 L单级纯膜移动床生物膜反应器(pure MBBR)的氨氧化速率、amoA基因丰度和氨氧化细菌(AOB)种群结构的影响,揭示了磺胺嘧啶对纯膜MBBR系统中氨氧化作用的影响机制。结果表明：1~3 mg·L^–1的SDZ显著提升了纯膜MBBR系统的氨氧化速率(P<0.05),出水${\rm{NH}}_4^{+} $-N质量浓度可降低至(0.19±0.10) mg·L^–1;5~10 mg·L^–1的SDZ仍能促进${\rm{NH}}_4^{+} $-N去除,但氨氧化速率变化相对平缓。相比于氨氧化古菌(AOA),AOB为纯膜MBBR氨氧化的主导者,AOB amoA基因丰度是AOA amoA基因丰度的12.2~168.5倍。1~10 mg·L^–1的磺胺嘧啶暴露显著抑制了AOB amoA基因丰度(P<0.05),但能有效刺激AOA amoA基因丰度上调(P<0.05)。高通量测序结果表明,添加磺胺嘧啶改变了AOB的种群多样性及结构,且1~3 mg·L^–1的SDZ能显著促进AOB种群多样化和亚硝化螺菌属(Nitrosospira)生长(P<0.05)。SDZ对氮源的补充、对AOB与AOA丰度占比的改变、对微生物耐药性的促进以及对AOB种群结构的干扰是其影响纯膜MBBR氨氧化过程的主要机制。     

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