title: Characterization of efficient aerobic denitrifiers isolated from two different sequencing batch reactors by 16S-rRNA analysis.
abstract: By adopting two sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) A and B, nitrate as the substrate, and the intermittent aeration mode, activated sludge was domesticated to enrich aerobic denitrifiers. The pHs of reactor A were approximately 6.3 at DOs 2.2-6.1 mg/l for a carbon source of 720 mg/l COD; the pHs of reactor B were 6.8-7.8 at DOs 2.2-3.0 mg/l for a carbon source of 1500 mg/l COD. Both reactors maintained an influent nitrate concentration of 80 mg/l NO3- -N. When the total inorganic nitrogen (TIN) removal efficiency of both reactors reached 60%, aerobic denitrifier accumulation was regarded completed. By bromthymol blue (BTB) medium, 20 bacteria were isolated from the two SBRs and DNA samples of 8 of these 20 strains were amplified by PCR and processed for 16SrRNA sequencing. The obtained results were analysed by a Blast similarity search of the GenBank database, and constructing a phylogenetic tree for identification by comparison. The 8 bacteria were found to belong to the genera Pseudomonas, Delftia, Herbaspirillum and Comamonas. At present, no Delftia has been reported to be an aerobic denitrifier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100037, PR China. wangp@th.btbu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiuting
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Mufei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhai
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D009566:Nitrates; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012722:Sewage