| Title: | Contribution of bacterial biodiversity on the operational performance of a styrene biotrickling filter |
| Author(s): | Portune KJ; Perez MC; Alvarez-Hornos J; Gabaldon C; |
| Address: | "Research Group GI(2)AM, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat de Valencia, Burjassot, Spain. Research Group GI(2)AM, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat de Valencia, Burjassot, Spain. Electronic address: carmen.gabaldon@uv.es" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125800 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-1298 (Electronic) 0045-6535 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Long-term operational stability of biotrickling filters (BTFs) degrading volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is dependent on both physicochemical as well as biological properties. Effects of increasingly stressful levels of air pollutants on the microbial structure of biofilms within BTFs are not well understood, especially for VOCs such as styrene. To investigate the relationship between biofilm biodiversity and operational stability, the temporal dynamics of a biofilm from a biotrickling filter subjected to stepwise increasing levels of air polluted with styrene was investigated using 16S rDNA pyrosequencing and PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). As styrene contaminant loads were increased, microbial community composition was distinctly altered and diversity was initially reduced in early stages but gradually stabilized and increased diversity in later stages, suggesting a recovery and acclimatization period within the microbial community during incremental exposure of the pollutant. Although temporary reductions in known styrene-degrading bacterial genera (Pseudomonas and Rhodococcus) occurred under increased styrene loads, stable BTF performance was maintained due to functional redundancy. New candidate genera for styrene degradation (Azoarcus, Dokdonella) were identified in conditions of high styrene loads, and may have supported the observed stable BTF performance throughout the experiment. Styrene inlet load was found to be important modulator of community composition and may have been partly responsible for the observed temporary reductions of Pseudomonas. Notable differences between dominant genera detected via pyrosequencing compared to species detected by PCR-DGGE suggests that simultaneous implementation of both techniques is valuable for fully characterizing dynamic microbial communities" |
| Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/analysis/metabolism/pharmacology Bacteria/*isolation & purification/metabolism *Biodegradation, Environmental *Biodiversity Biofilms/*drug effects Bioreactors/microbiology Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis/methods/standards Filtration;" |
| Notes: | "MedlinePortune, Kevin J Perez, M Carmen Alvarez-Hornos, Javier Gabaldon, Carmen eng England 2020/01/14 Chemosphere. 2020 May; 247:125800. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125800. Epub 2020 Jan 6" |
