Influence of phosphorus availability on the community structure and physiology of cultured biofilms

Biofilms have important effects on nutrient cycling in aquatic ecosystems.However,publications about the community structure and functions under laboratory conditions are rare.This study focused on the developmental and physiological properties of cultured biofilms under various phosphorus concentrations performed in a closely controlled continuous flow incubator.The results showed that the biomass(Chl a)and photosynthesis of algae were inhibited under P-limitation conditions,while the phosphatase activity and P assimilation rate were promoted.The algal community structure of biofilms was more likely related to the colonization stage than with the phosphorus availability.Cyanobacteria were more competitive than other algae in biofilms,particularly when cultured under low P levels.A dominance shift occurred from non-filamentous algae in the early stage to filamentous algae in the mid and late stages under P concentrations of 0.01,0.1 and 0.6 mg/L.However,the total N content,dry weight biomass and bacterial community structure of biofilms were unaffected by phosphorus availability.This may be attributed to the low respiration rate,high accumulation of extracellular polymeric substances and high alkaline phosphatase activity in biofilms when phosphorus availability was low.The bacterial community structure differed over time,while there was little difference between the four treatments,which indicated that it was mainly affected by the colonization stage of the biofilms rather than the phosphorus availability.Altogether,these results suggested that the development of biofilms was influenced by the phosphorus availability and/or the colonization stage and hence determined the role that biofilms play in the overlying water.     

尾水排放对受纳水体底栖生物膜细菌群落和水溶性有机质的影响机制

底栖生物膜是河流生态系统重要的初级生产者,能够对外界环境变化做出迅速响应,在河流碳循环过程中扮演重要角色.然而,人们对于污水处理厂尾水受纳河流底栖生物膜细菌群落与水溶性有机质(water-soluble organic matter,WSOM)的特征及内在联系的认识还十分有限.本研究使用16S rRNA高通量测序、紫外可见光谱和三维荧光-平行因子分析解析代表性污水处理厂尾水受纳区底栖生物膜细菌群落和WSOM的特征.结果表明,底栖生物膜WSOM中识别出两种类腐殖质组分和一种色氨酸类蛋白组分,其中大分子类腐殖质在底栖生物膜WSOM中占据优势地位.尾水区底栖生物膜细菌群落的均匀度及多样性沿程提高,相较于未受污染的上游区,污染源头区和污染下游区生物膜细菌群落结构更加稳定.发色水溶性有机质(colored water-soluble organic matter,CWSOM)、有机质芳香性和分子量是影响尾水区底栖生物膜细菌群落变化的主要因素,其中芳香性色氨酸类蛋白对生物膜细菌群落变化的解释度最高(34％).共现网络揭示了细菌群落与WSOM组分之间复杂的相互关系,Proteobacteria和Halobacterota通过碳循环过程参与生物膜WSOM的新陈代谢,生物膜细菌群落与WSOM的组成将以一种动态变化的模式对尾水排放做出响应.本研究为探寻尾水受纳区水生态变化的指示标志提供了新的思路.     

硝化菌群强化修复氨氮污染河流水体研究

利用已筛选的硝化菌群分别以游离菌和生物膜两种方式对成都市南干堰氨氮污染水体进行生物强化修复初步研究.结果表明,当进水氨氮浓度为23.91～24.27mg·L-1,在25℃、150r·min-1条件下,投加游离菌群36h后,氨氮去除率达95%,而在不添加游离菌的对照中,氨氮浓度没有下降.采用生物膜法,室温条件下,当进水氨氮浓度为8.00～18.38mg·L-1,水力停留时间(HRT)2～4h时,出水氨氮浓度为0～1.11mg·L-1,氨氧化负荷最高可达0.139kg·m-3·d-1(以N计,下同),氨氮去除率达90%以上;;当进水氨氮浓度为7.84～14.62mg·L-1,HRT为0·5～1.0h时,修复后出水氨氮浓度为1.90～7.47mg·L-1,氨氧化负荷最高可达0.261kg·m-3·d-1;;当进水氨氮浓度稀释到3mg·L-1左右,氨氮可完全被去除,修复后水体几乎没有亚硝酸盐残留.采用PCR-DGGE分析生物膜上的微生物菌群,发现生物膜中不仅有硝化菌群生长,还包括其它与氮转化相关微生物菌群.该实验结果表明,运用硝化菌群进行氨氮污染水体强化修复具有显著的效果,实际应用中可根据污染水体氨氮浓度以及氨氧化负...     

Clogging processes caused by biofilm growth and organic particle accumulation in lab-scale vertical flow constructed wetlands

The accumulation of organic matter in substratum pores is regarded as an important factor causing clogging separately in the subsurface flow constructed wetlands. In this study, the developing process of clogging caused by biofilm growth or organic particle accumulation instead of total organic matter accumulation was investigated in two groups of lab-scale vertical flow constructed wetlands (VFCWs), which were fed with glucose (dissolved organic matter) and starch (particulate organic matter) influent. Results showed that the growth of biofilms within the substratum pores certainly caused remarkable reduction of e ective porosity, especially for the strong organic wastewater, whereas its influence on infiltration rate was negligible. It was implied that the most important contribution of biofilm growth to clogging was accelerating the occurrence of clogging. In comparison with biofilm growth, particles accumulation within pores could rapidly reduce infiltration rate besides e ective porosity and the clogging occurred in the upper 0–15 cm layer. With approximately equal amount of accumulated organic matter, the e ective porosity of the clogged layer in starch-fed systems was far less than that of glucose-fed systems, which indicated that composition and accumulation mode in addition to the amount of the accumulated organic matter played an important role in causing clogging.     

微生物传感器测定水中BOD的研究进展

详细介绍了BOD微生物传感器的构造、基本工作原理以及微生物膜的制备和固定化技术;分析了近年来BOD微生物传感器的发展情况及其使用过程中的存在问题。根据BOD传感器的研究现状提出今后的研究方向和工作重点。     

三级生物膜深度处理腈纶废水生化出水的脱氮研究

针对腈纶废水生化出水用传统脱氮工艺深度脱氮时碳源不足的问题,采用三级生物膜反应器作为深度处理装置,研究了反应器的启动及进水pH、水力停留时间(HRT)、进水氨氮(NH4+-N)浓度对NH4+-N去除率的影响并确定其最佳运行条件及最佳条件下总氮(TN)的去除效果.结果表明,在HRT为24 h,进水pH为7.8～8.0条件下反应器对NH4+-N和TN的去除效果最佳,平均去除率分别为94.6%和53%;且进水NH4+-N浓度对其去除效果没有明显影响;反应器在不投加有机碳源情况下,对TN有明显去除效果,平均去除率53%,最高去除率达66%,表明三级生物膜反应器深度处理腈纶废水时脱氮效果明显.     

小分子物质双(3-氨基丙基)胺对废水混合菌落生物膜形成抑制效应

研究了小分子物质双(3-氨基丙基)胺对混合菌落生物膜形成抑制及解体效应机制,并探讨了利用双(3-氨基丙基)胺减缓膜表面生物污染的可行性.结果表明,双(3-氨基丙基)胺能有效抑制混合菌群微生物附着和生物膜形成,抑制作用随浓度的升高而增强.经过双(3-氨基丙基)胺处理(131 mg·L~(-1))24 h,生物膜形成抑制率达到74.61%.这种抑制效果不是通过杀菌方式产生而是通过抑制微生物中胞外多糖和e DNA含量产生.经双(3-氨基丙基)胺处理后,胞外多糖和eDNA分别下降了39.37%±2.68%和70.05%±2.93%.双(3-氨基丙基)胺对已经形成的生物膜也有一定解离作用.对于预培养12 h的生物膜,双(3-氨基丙基)胺(131 mg·L~(-1))处理10 h,解体率为23.59%.另外双(3-氨基丙基)胺可减缓膜过滤过程中膜孔堵塞速度,降低膜压,缓解由微生物引起的膜污染问题,在环境膜污染控制方面具有潜在应用价值.     

Bacteriological challenges to asbestos cement water distribution pipelines

Asbestos cement (AC) pipes were commonly installed in the drinking water distribution systems from the mid 1920s to the late 1980s. In recent years, an increase in the number of water main breaks has occurred in the AC portions of some pipe networks, which can be partially attributed to the corrosion of the aged pipes. This study evaluated the potential role that microorganisms may have played in the degeneration and failure of AC pipes. In this study, a fresh AC pipe section was collected from the distribution network of the City of Regina, Canada and examined for microbiological activities and growth on inside surfaces of pipe sample. Black slime bacterial growths were found to be attached to inner pipe surfaces and a distinctively fibrous internal coating (patina) with iron oxides was formed over the time. The microbial populations inside the patina and the black slime were tested with BART(tm) testers. Heterotrophic aerobic bacteria (HAB) and slime forming bacteria (SLYM) dominated in both the black growths and inside the patina. Iron related bacteria, denitrification bacteria and sulfate reducing bacteria were also commonly present. Microbial challenge assays were conducted by submerging the cut segments of the AC pipe into selected bacterial cultures for a period of 10 days under both aerobic and anaerobic environments. Weight changes were determined and the surface morphology was examined for each of the assayed pipe segments. Results indicated that acid producing bacteria, SLYM and HAB could facilitate the pipe weight loss under anaerobic environments.