title: Simultaneous heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification by Chryseobacterium sp. R31 isolated from abattoir wastewater.
abstract: A heterotrophic carbon utilizing microbe (R31) capable of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) was isolated from wastewater of an Indian slaughterhouse. From an initial COD value of 583.0 mg/L, 95.54% was removed whilst, from a starting NH4 (+)-N concentration of 55.7 mg/L, 95.87% was removed after 48 h contact. The concentrations of the intermediates hydroxylamine, nitrite, and nitrate were low, thus ensuring nitrogen removal. Aerobic denitrification occurring during ammonium removal by R31 was confirmed by utilization of both nitrate and nitrite as nitrogen substrates. Glucose and succinate were superior while acetate and citrate were poor substrates for nitrogen removal. Molecular phylogenetic identification, supported by chemotaxonomic and physiological properties, assigned R31 as a close relative of Chryseobacterium haifense. The NH4 (+)-N utilization rate and growth of strain R31 were found to be higher at C/N = 10 in comparison to those achieved with C/N ratios of 5 and 20. Monod kinetic coefficients, half saturation concentration (K s ), maximum rate of substrate utilization (k), yield coefficient, (Y) and endogenous decay coefficient (K d ) indicated potential application of R31 in large-scale SND process. This is the first report on concomitant carbon oxidation, nitrification, and denitrification in the genus Chryseobacterium and the associated kinetic coefficients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India.
authors.forename: Pradyut
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India.
authors.forename: Arnab
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pramanik
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India ; School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India.
authors.forename: Arpita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India.
authors.forename: Somnath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India.
authors.forename: Joydeep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000332:Aerobiosis / Q000235:genetics; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D045247:Chryseobacterium / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D052836:Heterotrophic Processes / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D058465:Nitrification / Q000235:genetics*; D062065:Wastewater / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon; D062065:Wastewater