Quantitative analysis of microbial community structure in two-phase anaerobic digesters treating food wastewater

A comprehensive study on algal–bacterial communities shift during thiocyanate degradation in a microalga-mediated process

“…While each has a certain degree of reliability, these traditional techniques have certain limitations owing to quantitative analytical errors arising from PCR biases, the need for DNA sequencing-based identification of each band, the preferential detection of only dominant microorganisms, and the use of low-specificity probes that are unable to detect all of the targeted microorganisms (Kim et al, 2014). In recent years, pyrosequencing has emerged as a promising technique for sensitive, rapid and cost-effective analysis of microbial communities and the identification of even minor players (Yates et al, 2012;Zhang et al, 2012).…”

Performance of and methanogenic communities involved in an innovative anaerobic process for the treatment of food wastewater in a pilot plant

“…As a result, biogas productivity and yield were better than those in previous laboratory-scale studies. 7,30) In the methanogenic quantification, MMB were found to be dominant in field-scale pilot plants, showing that hydrogenotrophic methanogens would be more tolerant to the perturbation of environmental parameters than aceticlastic methanogens. Further studies need to determine the effect of acetate conversion to hydrogen and carbon dioxide on the AD efficiency in these plants.…”