Uncovering Viable Microbiome in Anaerobic Sludge Digesters by Propidium Monoazide (PMA)-PCR
Uncovering Viable Microbiome in Anaerobic Sludge Digesters by Propidium Monoazide (PMA)-PCR
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DOI:
10.1007/s00248-019-01449-w
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发表时间:
2019-11
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Jialing Ni;Shingo Hatori;Yin Wang;Yuyou Li;K. Kubota
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作者:
Jialing Ni;Shingo Hatori;Yin Wang;Yuyou Li;K. Kubota
Use of anaerobic sludge digester is a common practice around the world for solids digestion and methane generation from municipal sewage sludge. Understanding microbial community structure is vital to get better insight into the anaerobic digestion process and to gain better process control. However, selective analysis of viable microorganisms is limited by DNA-based assays. In this study, propidium monoazide (PMA)-PCR with 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis was used to distinguish live and dead microorganisms based on cell membrane integrity. Microbial community structures of PMA-treated and PMA-untreated anaerobic digester sludge samples were compared. Quantitative PCR revealed that 5–30% of the rRNA genes were derived from inactive or dead cells in anaerobic sludge digesters. This caused a significant decrease in the numbers of operational taxonomic units and Chao1 and Shannon indices compared with that of the PMA-untreated sludge. Microbial community analysis showed that majority of the viable microbiome consisted ofEuryarchaeota,Bacteroidetes,Deltaproteobacteria,Chloroflexi,Firmicutes, WWE1,Spirochaetes,Synergistetes, andCaldiserica. On the other hand, after the PMA treatment, numbers ofAlphaproteobacteriaandBetaproteobacteriadeclined. These were considered residual microbial members. The network analysis also revealed a relationship among the OTUs belonging to WWE1 andBacteroidales. PMA-PCR-based 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis is an effective tool for uncovering viable microbiome in complex environmental samples.