Quantification of nitrifying bacterial populations in a full-scale nitrifying trickling filter using fluorescent in situ hybridization

Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to quantify the ammonia-oxidizing populations within intact biofilm samples collected from a full-scale nitrifying trickling filter (NTF). Ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate concentrations were measured for aqueous samples taken in conjunction with biofil...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation. - 1998. - 73(2001), 3 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 329-38
1. Verfasser: Biesterfeld, S (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Figueroa, L, Hernandez, M, Russell, P
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2001
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Nitrates Nitrites Ammonia 7664-41-7
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Zusammenfassung:Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to quantify the ammonia-oxidizing populations within intact biofilm samples collected from a full-scale nitrifying trickling filter (NTF). Ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate concentrations were measured for aqueous samples taken in conjunction with biofilm samples at multiple filter depths. Correlation coefficients for individual sampling events, calculated by simple linear regression of FISH signal area and ammonia removal rates, ranged from 0.558 when using probe NEU23a to 0.982 when using probe Nso190. The improved correlations with Nso190 suggest that genera other than Nitrosomonas are present in this system. Percent biofilm coverage, as determined by 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole counterstaining and dry weight biomass measurements, did not change throughout the NTF. This indicates that biofilm growth is fairly uniform throughout the filter even if nitrifier growth is not
Beschreibung:Date Completed 25.10.2001
Date Revised 21.09.2019
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1554-7531