Repetitive extragenic palindromic PCR [REP-PCR] as an alternative method for detection of bulking in activated sludge

• Autorzy: Soltysik D A , Bednarek I.A. , Loch T.M. , Galka S.E. , Sypniewski D.J. , Machnik G.M. , Blaszczyk D.K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Bulking of activated sludge is a world-wide problem which negatively affects wastewater treatment efficiency. The most common reasons of bulking are bacterial community changes, especially excessive growth of filamentous bacteria (filamentous bulking) or excess of biopolymers on the surface of non-filamentous microbes (non-filamentous or Zoogleal bulking). Because of the complex nature of the bulking phenomenon finding a successful bulking control strategy remains a very important issue that awaits new options and advices. The REP-PCR fingerprinting method has been applied to distinguish a bacterial community in non-bulking and bulking activated sludge. The characteristic REP-PCR fingerprinting patterns were compared with each other in terms of the presence or absence of bands and in terms of measured integrated optical density (IOD) of the bands. The obtained fingerprinting patterns, using Ward's clustering method, have been analyzed to determine homology/similarity relations between specific non-bulking and bulking sludge sampling. The received clustering results were in high concordance with activated sludge typing which generally is done based on physicochemical sludge analysis. The proposed REP-PCR method and statistical analysis of fingerprinting patterns seems to be a simple, rapid and effective method revealing differences between populations in non-bulking and bulking activated sludge. It may be useful for routine activated sludge monitoring and may be helpful in the early detection of the bulking process.

Słowa kluczowe

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activated sludge; bulking; detection; waste water treatment; bacteria; fingerprinting method; polymerase chain reaction; integrated optical density; measurement; Ward's method; clustering method

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Microbiology
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 59
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.11-20,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

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Soltysik D A

• Medical University of Silesia, Narcyzow 1 Street, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland

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Bednarek I.A.

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Loch T.M.

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Galka S.E.

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Sypniewski D.J.

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Machnik G.M.

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Blaszczyk D.K.

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