Community successional patterns and inter-kingdom interactions during granular biofilm development.

ABSTRACT: Aerobic granular sludge is a compact and efficient biofilm process used for wastewater treatment which has received much attention and is currently being implemented worldwide. The microbial associations and their ecological implications occurring during granule development, especially those involving inter-kingdom interactions, are poorly understood. In this work, we monitored the prokaryote and eukaryote community composition and structure during the granulation of activated sludge for 343 days in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) and investigated the influence of abiotic and biotic factors on the granule development. Sludge granulation was accomplished with low-wash-out dynamics at long settling times, allowing for the microbial communities to adapt to the SBR environmental conditions. T

SUBMITTER: de Celis M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11490564 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature