Influence and mechanism of typical transition metal ions on the denitrification performance of heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification bacteria.

To investigate the inhibitory effects of various transition metal ions on nitrogen removal and their underlying mechanisms, the single and combined effects of Cu2+ Ni2+ and Zn2+ on Heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification (HN-AD) bacteria Acinetobacter sp. TAC-1 were studied in a batch experiment system. The results revealed that increasing concentrations of Cu2+ and Ni2+ had a detrimental effect on the removal of ammonium nitrogen (NH4+-N) and total nitrogen (TN). Specifically, Cu2+ concentration of 10 mg/L, the TN degradation rate was 55.09%, compared to 77.60% in the control group. Cu2+ exhibited a pronounced inhibitory effect. In contrast, Zn2+ showed no apparent inhibitory effect on NH4+-N removal and even enhanced TN removal at lower concentrations. However, when the mixed ion concentration of Zn2++Ni2+ exceeded 5 mg/L, the removal rates of NH4+-N and TN were significantly reduced. Moreover, transition metal ions did not significantly impact the removal rates of chemical oxygen demand (COD). The inhibition model fitting results indicated that the inhibition sequence was Cu2+ > Zn2+ > Ni2+. Transcriptome analysis demonstrated that metal ions influence TAC-1 activity by modulating the expression of pivotal genes, including zinc ABC transporter substrate binding protein (znuA), ribosomal protein (rpsM), and chromosome replication initiation protein (dnaA) and DNA replication of TAC-1 under metal ion stress, leading to disruptions in transcription, translation, and cell membrane structure. Finally, a conceptual model was proposed by us to summarize the inhibition mechanism and possible response strategies of TAC-1 bacteria under metal ion stress, and to address the lack of understanding regarding the influence mechanism of TAC-1 on nitrogen removal in wastewater co-polluted by metal and ammonia nitrogen. The results provided practical guidance for the management of transition metal and ammonia nitrogen co-polluted water bodies, as well as the removal of high nitrogen.

Microecological health assessment of water environment and sediment based on metagenomics: a case study of Guixi River in Chongqing, China.

River sediment is vital in containing water pollution and strengthening water remediation. This paper has conducted a study on the microecological health assessment of the sediment and water body of Guixi River in Dianjiang, Chongqing, China, using metagenomics sequencing and microbial biological integrity index (M-IBI) technology. The analysis of physical and chemical characteristics shows that the concentration of TN varies from 2.62 to 9.76 mg/L in each sampling section, and the eutrophication of the water body is relatively severe. The proportion of Cyanobacteria in the sampling section at the sink entrance is higher than that of other sites, where there are outbreaks of water blooms and potential hazards to human health. The dominant functions of each site include carbon metabolism, TCA cycle, and pyruvate metabolism. In addition, the main virulence factors and antibiotic resistance genes in sediment are Type IV pili (VF0082), LOS (CVF494), MymA operon (CVF649), and macrolide resistance genes macB, tetracyclic tetA (58), and novA. Correlation analysis of environmental factors and microorganisms was also performed, and it was discovered that Thiothrix and Acidovorax had obvious gene expression in the nitrogen metabolism pathway, and the Guixi River Basin had a self-purification capacity. Finally, based on the microecological composition of sediment and physical and chemical characteristics of the water body, the health assessment was carried out, indicating that the main pollution area was Dianjiang Middle School and the watershed near the sewage treatment plant. The findings should theoretically support an in-depth assessment of the water environment's microecological health.

Effect mechanism of individual and combined salinity on the nitrogen removal yield of heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification bacteria.

One of the biggest challenges of applying heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification (HN-AD) bacteria to treat high salt organic wastewater lies in the inhibitory effect exerted by salinity. To study the inhibition effect and underlying mechanism induced by different ion types and ion composition, the individual and combined effects of NaCl, KCl and Na2SO4 on HN-AD bacteria Acinetobacter sp. TAC-1 were systematically investigated by batch experiments. Results indicated that the ammonia nitrogen removal yield and TAC-1 activity decreased with increased salt concentration. NaCl, KCl and Na2SO4 exerted different degrees of inhibition on TAC-1, with half concentration inhibition constant values of 0.205, 0.238 and 0.110 M, respectively. A synergistic effect on TAC-1 was found with the combinations of NaCl + KCl, NaCl + Na2SO4 and NaCl + KCl + Na2SO4. The whole RNA resequencing suggested that transcripts of denitrification genes (nirB and nasA) were significantly downregulated with increased Na2SO4 concentration. Simultaneously, Na2SO4 stress disrupted cell respiration, DNA replication, transcription, translation, and induced oxidative stress. Finally, we proposed a conceptual model to summarize the inhibition mechanisms and possible response strategies of TAC-1 bacteria under Na2SO4 stress.

Water microecology is affected by seasons but not sediments: A spatiotemporal dynamics survey of bacterial community composition in Lake Changshou-The largest artificial lake in southwest China.

This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between microecology of sediments and water as well as their spatial-temporal variations in Changshou Lake. The results demonstrated that microecology in the lake exhibits spatiotemporal heterogeneity, and microbial diversity of sediments was significantly higher than that of water body. Further, it was found that there was statistically insignificant positive correlation between microecology of sediments and that of water body. PCoA and community structure analysis revealed that the predominant phyla which exhibited significant spatial differences in sediments were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria and Planctomycetes. While, the distribution of dominant bacteria Actinobacteria and Verrucomicrobia in water body showed significant seasonal differences. Microbial networks analysis indicated that there was a cooperative symbiotic relationship between lake microbial communities. Notably, the same bacterial genus had no significant positive correlation in sediment and water, which suggested that bacteria transport between sediment-water interface does not influence the microecological functions of lake water.

[Influence of methane and trichloroethylene domestication on bacterial community structure in landfill cover soil.] / 甲烷及三氯乙烯驯化对垃圾填埋场覆盖土细菌群落结构的影响.

The biological oxidation capacity and change of microbial community structure of typical landfill cover soil cultured in situ by methane and trichloroethylene (TCE) were studied. The rates of CH4 oxidation and TCE degradation were 0.20-0.87 Μmol·g-1 soil·h-1 and 0.009-0.013 mg·L-1·h-1 among these landfill cover soils, respectively. The activity of CH4 oxidation in Shandong landfill cover soil was higher than that in landfill cover soils sampled from Guangdong, Shanghai and Chongqing. The α-diversity and microbial community structure before and after co-metabolism degradation were then investigated in all landfill cover soils by Illumina MiSeq sequencing. The results indicated that bacterial Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) were assigned to 39 phyla, 85 classes and 562 genera in all the commented OTUs clustering. The dominant bacterial populations were Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Chloroflexi and Acidobacteria and the sum of the proportion was over 77.4% in all landfill cover soils. In addition, total percent of γ-Protebacteria, ß--Protebacteria, α-Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria and Acidobacteria was over 26.5%. Specifically, the relative abundances of Methylophilaceae_uncultured, Anaerolineaceae_uncultured, Arthrobacter and Pseudomonas increased obviously after acclimated by TCE. These results suggested that there were co-metabolism degradation with non-methane compounds and aerobic assimilation of TCE besides the widely-agreed co-metabolism degradation by methanotrophs.

[Depth Profiles of Methane Oxidation Kinetics and the Related Methanotrophic Community in a Simulated Landfill Cover].

Simulated landfill cover with real time online monitoring system was developed using cover soils. Then the system started and the concentrations of bio-gas in various depths were continuously monitored, and it was found that the system ran continually and stably after 2-3 h when methane flux changed. After that, the relationship between regularity of methane oxidation and methane flux in landfill cover was analyzed. The results indicated that concentration of oxygen decreased with increasing methane flux when the depth was deeper than 20 cm, and no obvious correlation between oxygen concentration in landfill cover surface and methane flux, however, methane oxidation rate showed positive correlation with methane flux in various depths (range of R2 was 0.851-0.999). Kinetics of CH4 oxidation in landfill cover was fitted by CH4 -O2 dual-substrate model (range of R2 was 0.902-0.955), the half-saturation constant K(m) increasing with depth was 0.157-0.729 in dynamic condition. Finally, methanotrophs community structure in original cover soil sample and that in simulated landfill cover were investigated by high-throughout sequencing technology, and the statistics indicated that the abundance and species of methanotrophs in simulated landfill cover significantly increased compared with those in original cover soil sample, and type I methanotrophs including Methylobacter and Methylophilaceae and type II methanotrophs Methylocystis were dominant species.