title: Use of PCR-DGGE based molecular methods to assessment of microbial diversity during anaerobic treatment of antibiotic combinations.
abstract: As it is currently often not know how anaerobic bioreactors, e.g. for biogas production, react if the substrate is contaminated by toxic compounds like antibiotics. This study evaluated how anaerobic sequencing batch reactors were affected by amendments of different antibiotics and stepwise increasing concentrations. The compositions of microbial community were determined in the seed sludge using 16S rRNA gene clone libraries and PCR-DGGE analyses were used for the detection of microbial community changes upon antibiotics additions. According to PCR-DGGE results, the syntrophic interaction of acetogens and methanogens is critical to the performance of the reactors. Failure to maintain the stability of these microorganisms resulted in a decrease in the performance and stability of the anaerobic reactors. Assessment of DGGE data is also useful for suggesting the potential to control ultimate microbial community structure, especially derived from Gram-negative bacteria, through bioaugmentation to successful for antibiotic biodegradation.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: seaydin@itu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Sevcan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.affiliation: Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aiyoub
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shahi
authors.affiliation: Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: E Gozde
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Ozbayram
authors.affiliation: Institutes of Environmental Sciences, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bahar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.affiliation: Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ince
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis / Q000502:physiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D044822:Biodiversity; D058645:Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis / Q000379:methods; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D064307:Microbiota / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012722:Sewage; D014873:Water Pollutants
keywords: Anaerobic process; Antibiotic combination; Cloning; DGGE; Microbial community