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Pranav Sampara1, Andy Tomatsu2, Rex R Malmstrom2
1Department of Civil Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Environmental science & technology
|February 11, 2026
Resumen
Este estudio revela que diferentes sistemas mejorados de eliminación biológica del fósforo (EBPR) utilizan los ácidos grasos volátiles (VFA) de manera diferente, lo que afecta a las comunidades microbianas y al ciclo del fósforo. Comprender estas interacciones microbianas es clave para optimizar el tratamiento de las aguas residuales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Microbiología ambiental microbiología ambiental.
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales.
- El ciclo biogeoquímico.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los sistemas mejorados de eliminación biológica de fósforo (EBPR) a menudo requieren fuentes externas de carbono como ácidos grasos volátiles (VFA) para mejorar la eficiencia de eliminación de fósforo.
- Comprender la dinámica microbiana y el ciclo de nutrientes dentro de estos sistemas es crucial para optimizar su rendimiento.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar los efectos del acetato y el propionato (VFA) en el ciclo del fósforo y la actividad microbiana en los sistemas EBPR.
- Identificar grupos microbianos específicos involucrados en la absorción de AGV y el ciclo del fósforo utilizando la sonda de isótopos estables cuantitativos del ADN (qSIP).
Principales métodos:
- Empleó la sonda de isótopos estables cuantitativos del ADN (qSIP) con acetato y propionato en incubaciones anaerobias / aeróbicas cíclicas.
- Biomasa utilizada de dos instalaciones de recuperación de recursos hídricos EBPR a gran escala.
- QSIP combinado con metagenómica para vincular la actividad microbiana a taxones y fagos específicos.
Principales resultados:
- Se observaron distintas preferencias anaerobias de absorción de AGV entre los organismos acumuladores de fósforo (OAP), como los miembros afiliados a *Candidatus* Accumulibacter y *Tetrasphaera*, entre las dos fuentes de biomasa.
- Identificaron fagos etiquetados isotópicamente asociados con PAOs activos, lo que sugiere su papel en la modulación de la dinámica de la comunidad EBPR.
- Se encontraron las etiquetas de acetato anaeróbico más altas en *Saccharimonadales* y *Rickettsiales*, lo que indica posibles interacciones de alimentación cruzada y la participación de organismos no caracterizados en el ciclo del carbono.
Conclusiones:
- La absorción de VFA y el ciclo del fósforo en los sistemas EBPR están influenciados por composiciones e interacciones específicas de la comunidad microbiana.
- Los fagos y las bacterias no caracterizadas juegan un papel importante en la dinámica ecológica de la EBPR impulsada por el VFA.
- Estos hallazgos mejoran la comprensión de la ecología microbiana en EBPR, crucial para optimizar los procesos de tratamiento de aguas residuales.
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