Development of microbial communities in biofilm and activated sludge in a hybrid reactor.

ABSTRACT: Microorganisms play a key role in biological wastewater treatment. The form in which biomass develops determines the efficiency and mechanisms of organic compound conversion, due to different conditions in various microbial structures. However, the results of studies comparing the microbial communities in biofilm and activated sludge have often conflicted. Therefore, this study compared the composition and development of the bacterial communities in biofilm and activated sludge in a hybrid reactor, employing 16S rRNA sequencing. Statistical analysis of the sequencing data included the identification of taxa characteristic to the biofilm and activated sludge, alpha and beta diversity analysis, and network analysis. These analyses indicated that the biofilm bacterial community was richer and

SUBMITTER: Godzieba M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9307651 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature