Heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification by Diaphorobacter polyhydroxybutyrativorans SL-205 using
Shusong Zhang1, Xingbin Sun2, Yueting Fan1
1College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; Beijing Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China.
Abstract:
A new strain of Diaphorobacter polyhydroxybutyrativorans (strain SL-205) was recently isolated and identified. SL-205 can utilize nitrate and nitrite for denitrification and ammonium for nitrification using poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) as the carbon source under aerobic conditions. SL-205 removed 99.11% of NH4+-derived N (83.90mg/L), 95.02% of NO3--N (308.24mg/L), and 84.13% of NO2--N (211.70mg/L), with average removal rates of 1.73mg NH4+-N/(L·h), 6.10mg NO3--N/(L·h), and 4.95mg NO2--N/(L·h). Nitrogen gas was the primary end-product, with negligible nitrous oxide accumulation during ammonium removal, accounting for 57.85% of the removed NH4+-N and 52.30% of the initial NH4+-N. Moreover, hydroxylamine oxidoreductase, nitrate reductase, and nitrite reductase were detected, further indicating that strain SL-205 underwent heterotrophic nitrification coupled with aerobic denitrification (NH4+→NH2OH→NO2-→NO3-→NO2-→N2O→N2). These results support the use of PHBV as a carbon source for nitrogen removal from water and wastewater by strain SL-205.
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