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Published on: September 26, 2016
The role of quorum sensing in granular sludge: Impact and future application: A review
Jinhui Huang1, Kaixin Yi1, Guangming Zeng1
1College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China.
Abstract:
Quorum sensing (QS) is a process widely exist in bacteria, which refers to the cell-cell communication through secretion and sensing the specific chemical signal molecules named autoinducers. This review demonstrated recent research progresses on the specific impacts of signal molecules in the granular sludge reactors, such corresponding exogenous strategies contained the addition of QS signal molecules, QS-related enzymes and bacteria associated with QS process. Accordingly, the correlation between QS signaling molecule content and sludge granulation (including the formation and stability) was assumed, the comprehensive conclusion elucidated that some QS signals (acyl-homoserine lactone and Autoinducer 2) can accelerate the growth of particle diameter, the production of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS), microbial adhesion and change the microbiome structure. But diffusable signal factor (DSF) acted as a significant disincentive to the formation and stability of GS. As a result, it deserved serious attention on the value and role of QS signals in the GS. This review attempts to illuminate the potential method for addressing the main bottleneck: to accelerate the formation of granules and keep the high stability of GS for a long-term reactor. Therefore, review discussed the possible trends of GS: QS and intercellular/intracellular signaling which can lay a theoretical foundation for mechanism of GS formation and stability, would be of practical significance for further application in the future.
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