Using Oxidative Electrodes to Enrich Novel Members in the Desulfobulbaceae Family from Intertidal Sediments.

ABSTRACT: Members in the family of Desulfobulbaceae may be influential in various anaerobic microbial communities, including those in anoxic aquatic sediments and water columns, and within wastewater treatment facilities and bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) such as microbial fuel cells (MFCs). However, the diversity and roles of the Desulfobulbaceae in these communities have received little attention, and large portions of this family remain uncultured. Here we expand on findings from an earlier study (Li, Reimers, and Alleau, 2020) to more fully characterize Desulfobulbaceae that became prevalent in biofilms on oxidative electrodes of bioelectrochemical reactors. After incubations, DNA extraction, microbial community analyses, and microscopic examination, we found that a group

SUBMITTER: Li C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8618199 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature