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  • Microbial communities influence environmental parameters, including the production of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S).
  • H₂S generation from microbial sulfate reduction is significant in industrial and environmental systems, posing hazards and affecting product quality.
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  • To determine if microbial community structure can predict hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) concentration as a product of sulfate reduction.
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  • To explore the predictive power of microbial community structure for biogeochemical processes in closed and open systems.

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  • A long-term (148-day) upflow bioreactor experiment was conducted to simulate and inhibit sulfidogenesis.
  • Microbial community structure was analyzed from 731 samples using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
  • A random forest algorithm and regression models, incorporating cell abundances, were applied to predict sulfidogenesis phases and H₂S concentration.

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  • Machine learning accurately predicted sulfidogenesis phases and mitigation (93.17% accuracy) and sessile/effluent communities (100% accuracy).
  • Regression models successfully predicted H₂S concentration with high fidelity (R² > 0.82) when including cell abundances.
  • Metabolic profiles derived from community structure also reliably predicted H₂S concentration (R² = 0.78).

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  • Machine learning approaches can accurately predict sulfide concentrations, offering a valuable tool for monitoring and managing microbially driven processes.
  • This predictive capability has potential applications for environmental and industrial systems, especially where direct measurements are challenging.