The capacity of wastewater treatment plants drives bacterial community structure and its assembly.

ABSTRACT: Bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) affect plant functionality through their role in the removal of pollutants from wastewater. Bacterial communities vary extensively based on plant operating conditions and influent characteristics. The capacity of WWTPs can also affect the bacterial community via variations in the organic or nutrient composition of the influent. Despite the importance considering capacity, the characteristics that control bacterial community assembly are largely unknown. In this study, we discovered that bacterial communities in WWTPs in Korea and Vietnam, which differ remarkably in capacity, exhibit unique structures and interactions that are governed mainly by the capacity of WWTPs. Bacterial communities were analysed using 16S rRNA gene sequenc

SUBMITTER: Kim YK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6794251 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature