Comparing results of cultured and uncultured biological methods used in biological phosphorus removal

Increasing attention has been paid to phosphate-accumulating organisms(PAOs)for their important role in biological phosphorus removal.In this study,microbial communities of PAOs cultivated under different carbon sources(sewage,glucose,and sodium acetate) were investigated and compared through culture-dependent and culture-independent methods,respectively.The results obtained using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis(DGGE)of polymerase chain reaction-amplified 16S rDNA fragments revealed that the diversity of bacteria in a sewage-fed reactor(1#)was much higher than in a glucose-fed one(2#)and a sodium acetate-fed one(3#);there were common PAOs in three reactors fed by different carbon sources.Five strains were separated from three systems by using a phosphate- rich medium;they were from common bacteria isolated and three isolates could not be found in DGGE profile at all.Two isolates had good phosphorus removal ability.When the microbial diversity was studied,the molecular biological method was better than the culture-dependent one.When phosphorus removal characteristics were investigated,culture-dependent approach was more effective. Thus a combination of two methods is necessary to have a comprehensive view of PAOs.     

杭州西湖水体粪大肠菌的监测及环境意义

粪大肠菌群指数是综合评价城市污水,尤其是生活污水污染的一个重要指标.作者于1999.1～1999.7时杭州西湖水体的FC进行了监测,结果表明西湖受到了生活污水的污染,特别是三条入湖溪流污染程度十分严重.三条溪流的FC指数超出我国地表水Ⅲ类标准的10倍.水体中FC指数同TN、TP浓度呈高度正相关.     

基于病毒宏基因组学鉴定水环境中噬菌体携带的新型耐药基因及其耐药特点分析

水环境作为耐药基因的存储库，为耐药基因的水平转移和新型耐药基因的产生提供重要场所.但到目前为止，对水环境中病毒携带耐药基因的特征及其功能还知之甚少.因此以南四湖和东平湖为研究对象，利用病毒宏基因组学结合体外实验的方法探讨水环境中病毒携带新型耐药基因的情况及其耐药特点.通过分析病毒基因组的片段（reads）和重叠群（contigs），鉴定出多种耐药基因，包括AAC（6’）、Qnr A、Van Y、Vat和β-内酰胺酶基因.值得关注的是，通过核心序列比对和进化分析，挖掘出两种噬菌体携带的新型β-内酰胺酶基因bla_NSDPV-1和bla_NSVM-1.最小抑菌浓度试验表明，这两种编码新型β-内酰胺酶的耐药基因对临床常用头孢类和碳青霉烯类抗生素具有一定的耐药性.综上所述，水环境中噬菌体很可能在新型耐药基因的产生和耐药基因散播中起着重要的作用.另外，病毒宏基因组学结合体外实验是发现噬菌体携带新型耐药基因的重要方法.