Microbial community structures in a closed raw water distribution system biofilm as revealed by 454-pyrosequencing analysis and the effect of microbial biofilm communities on raw water quality.
This is the first report on the characterization of the microbial biofilm community structure and water quality change along a closed and stable raw water distribution system. 454-pyrosequencing was employed to investigate the microbial communities in four biofilm samples. 25,426 optimized sequences were obtained. Results showed Proteobacteria was the dominant phylum in each biofilm sample. The abundance of Nitrospiraes in M6 biofilm, Firmicutes in M8 biofilm, Actinobacteria in M9 biofilm were higher by comparing with other three biofilm samples. The M6 microbial biofilm community structure was similar to that of M7, dissimilar to that of M9. Dissolved oxygen and nitrogen was probably major factors to influence the microbial biofilm communities. Nitrospiraes in M6 biofilm and Firmicutes in M8 biofilm were crucial to remove ammonia nitrogen and nitrate in raw water. How to enrich functional microbes in biofilm to pretreat raw water is an important area of future research.
State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150090, PR China; Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, Harbin University of Commerce, No. 1 Xuehai Street, Songbei District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150028, PR China. Electronic address: luoluo_2005@yahoo.com.cn.
Jianghan
J
Luo
Heng
H
Liang
Lijun
L
Yan
Jun
J
Ma
Yanling
Y
Yang
Guibai
G
Li
D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D044822:Biodiversity; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D064307:Microbiota; D010802:Phylogeny; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*; D014871:Water Microbiology / Q000592:standards*; D060753:Water Quality; D014881:Water Supply
D004275:DNA, Ribosomal
Biofilm; Microbial community; Pyrosequencing; Raw water distribution system