Acetotrophic sulfate-reducing consortia develop active biofilms on zeolite and glass beads in batch cultures at initial pH 3

Sulfate-reducing microbial communities remain a suitable option for the remediation of acid mine drainage using several types of carrier materials and appropriate reactor configurations. However, acetate prevails as a product derived from the incomplete oxidation of most organic substrates by sulfate reducers, limiting the efficiency of the whole process. An established sulfate-reducing consortium, able to degrade acetate at initial acidic pH (3.0), was used to develop biofilms over granular activated carbon (GAC), glass beads, and zeolite as carrier materials. In batch assays using glycerol, biofilms successfully formed on zeolite, glass beads, and GAC with sulfide production rates of 0.32, 0.26, and 0.14 mmol H2S/L·d, respectively, but only with glass beads and zeolite, acetate was degraded completely. The planktonic and biofilm communities were determined by the 16S rRNA gene analysis to evaluate the microbial selectivity of the carrier materials. In total, 46 OTUs (family level) composed the microbial communities. Ruminococcaceae and Clostridiaceae families were present in zeolite and glass beads, whereas Peptococcaceae was mostly enriched on zeolite and Desulfovibrionaceae on glass beads. The most abundant sulfate reducer in the biofilm of zeolite was Desulfotomaculum sp., while Desulfatirhabdium sp. abounded in the planktonic community. With glass beads, Desulfovibrio sp. dominated the biofilm and the planktonic communities. Our results indicate that both materials (glass beads and zeolite) selected different key sulfate-reducing microorganisms able to oxidize glycerol completely at initial acidic pH, which is relevant for a future application of the consortium in continuous bioreactors to treat acidic streams. KEY POINTS: • Complete consumption of glycerol and acetate at acidic pH by sulfate reduction. • Glass beads and zeolite are suitable materials to form sulfate-reducing biofilms. • Acetotrophic sulfate-reducing bacteria attached to zeolite preferably.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:105

Enthalten in:

Applied microbiology and biotechnology - 105(2021), 12 vom: 27. Juni, Seite 5213-5227

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Campos-Quevedo, Nohemi [VerfasserIn]
Moreno-Perlin, Tonatiuh [VerfasserIn]
Razo-Flores, Elías [VerfasserIn]
Stams, Alfons J M [VerfasserIn]
Celis, Lourdes B [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Andrea, Irene [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1318-02-1
Acetate biodegradation
Acidic pH
Acidophilic consortium
Glass beads
Journal Article
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Sulfate reduction
Sulfates
Zeolite
Zeolites

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Date Completed 29.06.2021

Date Revised 29.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00253-021-11365-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326731326