Identification of key microorganisms in facultative stabilization ponds from dairy industries, using metagenomics.

ABSTRACT: Wastewater stabilization ponds are a natural form of wastewater treatment. Their low operation and maintenance costs have made them popular, especially in developing countries. In these systems, effluents are retained for long periods of time, allowing the microbial communities present in the ponds to degrade the organic matter present, using both aerobic and anaerobic processes. Even though these systems are widespread in low income countries, there are no studies about the microorganisms present in them and how they operate. In this study, we analised the microbial communities of two serial full-scale stabilization ponds systems using whole genome shotgun sequencing. First, a taxonomic profiling of the reads was performed, to estimate the microbial diversity. Then, the reads of each syst

SUBMITTER: Irazoqui JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8929167 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature