title: Microbiome response to controlled shifts in ammonium and LCFA levels in co-digestion systems.
abstract: Anaerobic co-digestion using protein-rich and lipid-rich co-substrates is limited by the accumulation of ammonia and long chain fatty acids (LCFAs), which are important inhibitors of the anaerobic microorganisms. This work aimed to study the microbial community dynamics during gradual and abrupt increase in ammonium and LCFAs concentrations by applying several molecular techniques, as well as during gradual decrease. For this purpose, two anaerobic reactors co-digesting three agro-industrial wastes underwent abrupt and gradual changes of ammonium and LCFAs concentrations. Both variations provoked volatile fatty acids (VFAs) accumulation, mainly acetic acid up to 4.5gL(-1). High ammonium levels were correlated to an increase in Pseudomonadaceae, Carnobacteriaceae and Clostridiadaceae families and to a drop in Syntrophomonadaceae. However, high LCFA levels provoked an increase in the Anaerobaculaceae and Peptococcaceae families. Both perturbations resulted in greater variations in the archaeal domain, going from Methanosaeta dominance in steady state to hydrogenotrophic pathway during the disturbance periods. During the abrupt changes, Bacteria domain experienced a minimal change, which indicates the adaptation bacterial populations to high ammonium and LCFAs levels. Species belonging to Porphyromonadaceae and Tissierellaceae families linked to VFAs consumption rose their presence during the recovery period. This study identifies a subset of microbial communities linked to high ammonia and LCFA concentrations, useful for optimizing the high-rate co-digestion processes dealing with lipid and protein-rich co-substrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Rúa Lope Gómez de Marzoa s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Electronic address: leticia.regueiro.abelleira@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Regueiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Rúa Lope Gómez de Marzoa s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Electronic address: marta.carballa@usc.es.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carballa
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Rúa Lope Gómez de Marzoa s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Electronic address: juan.lema@usc.es.
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lema
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000641:Ammonia / Q000378:metabolism; D064751:Ammonium Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001105:Archaea / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology; D056568:Carnobacteriaceae / Q000378:metabolism*; D000068016:Eubacteriales / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000378:metabolism; D005399:Fishes; D007220:Industrial Waste; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D064307:Microbiota / Q000502:physiology*; D011548:Pseudomonadaceae / Q000378:metabolism*; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D064751:Ammonium Compounds; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012722:Sewage; D000641:Ammonia; D019342:Acetic Acid
keywords: Adaptation; Anaerobaculaceae; Carnobacteriaceae; Lipids; Proteins