胜利油田单12区块内源微生物分子生态研究

为了全面客观地了解油藏内源微生物生态变化规律,针对油藏微生物特点建立了基于PCR扩增的变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)和末端限制性片段长度多态性分析(T-RFLP)2种研究方法。提取胜利油田单12区块注入水和产出水中微生物的总DNA,并以此DNA为模板PCR扩增16S rDNA,然后分别进行DGGE和T-RFLP分析。DGGE分析结果:注入水和单12-4井检测到的条带数各有10条,单12-5井有7条,但是单12-4井、单12-5井优势种群条带数都有6条,大于注入水的4条,表明油藏内源微生物具有十分丰富的多样性,激活剂的注入激活了内源微生物;T-RFLP分析表明,该区块油藏中主要存在脱硫弧菌、假单胞菌、不动杆菌和梭菌等细菌,这些均为有益采油菌类。该研究从分子生态学角度更准确地掌握了油藏微生物生态变化规律,为内源微生物驱油方案的优化和驱油效果的提高起到跟踪指导作用。     

厌氧活性污泥PCR-DGGE图谱的优化

针对特种污泥PCR-DGGE图谱的优化一直是微生物分子生态学研究的重点.在反硝化抑制硫酸盐还原菌的研究中,研究厌氧硫酸盐还原污泥和反硝化污泥DNA的提取方法,应用通用引物958F/1401R扩增16S rDNA序列,探讨不同的退火温度对DGGE指纹图谱多样性影响,同时采用时间进程法对DGGE图谱进行优化.结果表明,采用PBS洗涤污泥和超声震荡有利于硫酸盐还原污泥DNA提取;采用958F/1401R为引物时,扩增片段大约500 bp,不同的退火温度对DGGE指纹图谱的多样性影响不显著;采用时间进程法可以很好地再现不同电泳阶段对样品的分离效果,最佳变性剂梯度为40%～60%,在130 V电压下,最佳电泳时间为5 h.     

跌水式人工湿地处理溢流雨污水的效能

为改善汉江水电站库区水质,考察了跌水式人工湿地应用于合流制排水系统雨季溢流污染的治理情况,以维护附近生态环境平衡.通过与普通湿地的比较,发现3级跌水式湿地对COD、氨氮、总氮及总磷的去除率均高于普通湿地,分别高13.1%、7.9%、6.1%和6.0%.跌水型湿地具有较好的溶解氧梯度,而普通湿地末端容易形成厌氧环境.Biolog微平板试验的结果表明,跌水型湿地中的微生物对糖类及其衍生物、氨基酸及其衍生物、脂肪酸及脂类、代谢中间产物及次生代谢物的利用程度更高.PCR-DGGE分子图谱技术分析表明,跌水型湿地的微生物种群普遍比普通湿地的微生物群落结构组成丰富,且特有的功能微生物与污染物去除相关.     

强化生物除磷工艺富集聚磷菌及其微生物菌群分析

为了研究聚磷菌的生长机理和菌种特性,在序批式SBR反应器中,以普通活性污泥富集聚磷菌,在厌氧/好氧条件下,以乙酸钠/丙酸交替作为碳源富集高浓度聚磷菌,采用FISH结合DGGE的分子生物学手段研究了富集周期内系统微生物种群结构的变化.DGGE结果表明:试验前后微生物种群结构发生了明显改变,其菌群的多样性指数、丰富度指数和条带数具有一致的变化趋势,在运行第2阶段末期达到最高值,进入稳定运行阶段,这3项指数下降,优势度上升.聚类分析表明,稳定运行期间种群群落相似度较高.FISH结果表明:在启动和负荷提高阶段聚磷菌与聚糖菌呈现共同增长的趋势,在第71天分别达到41%和39%;在稳定运行阶段聚磷菌成为明显的优势菌属,占总菌群的89%,反应器内仅存在少量聚糖菌.     

Effects of size and autoclavation of fruit and vegetable wastes on biohydrogen production by dark dry anaerobic fermentation under mesophilic condition

Fermentative hydrogen production from fruit and vegetable wastes (FVWs) through Dry Fermentation Technology (DFT) was studied through three independent experiments in order to find out the effect of particle size and autoclaving pretreatment on bio-hydrogen production from FVWs and as follows: (1) autoclaved FVWs with sizes < 5 cm (experiment I); (2) raw FVWs with sizes < 5 cm (experiment II) and (3) autoclaved FVWs with sizes > 5 cm (experiment III). The assay with autoclaved waste yielded a higher percentage of hydrogen in the headspace of the dry fermenter reaching a maximum value of 44% in experiment I. However, the maximum hydrogen production was obtained in experiment III with 14573 NmL at a yield of 23.53 NmL H₂/gVS. Profiling of the microbial communities by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) indicated that the most prominent species were the genera Clostridium, Bifidobacterium, and Lactobacillus.     

Single medium microbial fuel cell: Stainless steel and graphite electrode materials select bacterial communities resulting in opposite electrocatalytic activities

A graphite electrode and a stainless steel electrode immersed in exactly the same medium and polarised at the same potential were colonised by different microbial biofilms. This difference in electroactive microbial population leads stainless steel and graphite to become a microbial cathode and a microbial anode respectively. The results demonstrated that the electrode material can drive the electrocatalytic property of the biofilm opening perspectives for designing single medium MFC.This new discovery led to of the first demonstration of a “single medium MFC.” Such a single medium MFC designed with a graphite anode connected to a stainless steel cathode, both buried in marine sediments, produced 280 mA m^?2 at a voltage of 0.3 V for more than 2 weeks.     

Performance and microbial population variation in a plug‐flow A2O process treating domestic wastewater with low C/N ratio

BACKGROUND: In this study, a plug‐flow A²O (anaerobic/anoxic/oxic) reactor, with a working volume of 52.5 L, was employed to investigate the performance of biological nutrients removal and microbial population variations when treating low C/N ratio domestic wastewater. RESULTS: Results showed that TN removal was significantly affected by the shortage of carbon source while phosphorus removal was only slightly affected. The effluent soluble orthophosphate‐phosphorus (SOP) concentration was lower than 0.50 mg L^?1 but the TN concentration was over 20 mg L^?1 when the C/N ratio was 4.43. There was denitrifying phosphorus removal in the anoxic reactor and this was enhanced by increasing the volume ratio of anoxic reactor and maintaining appropriate mixed liquor recycle rate. More than 60% of the SOP were removed in anoxic reactors by denitrifying phosphorus removal when the volume ratio of anaerobic/anoxic/oxic was 1/1.4/1.6 and the mixed liquor recycle rate was 250%. The TN concentration of effluent decreased to 11.34 mg L^?1 and SOP concentration was still lower than 0.5 mg L^?1 in this condition. The main microorganisms found in the process by polymerase chain reaction‐denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR‐DGGE) and the functional biodiversity are discussed. CONCLUSION: Traditional design and operating parameters of A²O are not appropriate for treating low C/N wastewater. Enhancing the denitrifying phosphorus removal ratio in an A²O process is an effective way to increase the removal rate of N and P from low C/N wastewater. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

Ferulic acid reduced histamine levels in the smoked horsemeat sausage

This study assessed the effect of ferulic acid on the accumulation of histamine in traditional Xinjiang smoked horsemeat sausage. The dynamics of histamine‐producing microorganisms were monitored by PCR‐denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) with specific primer pairs, and histidine and histamine levels were measured by high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Relative parameters including microbiological growth, pH and moisture content were also evaluated. PCR‐DGGE provided a rapid and convenient method for detecting and identifying histamine‐producing bacteria. The results showed that ferulic acid reduced the histamine concentration and inhibited the growth of histamine‐producing bacteria during fermentation and ripening. Additionally, the inhibitory effect of ferulic acid was stronger than that of the starter culture. Therefore, ferulic acid appears to be a useful additive for manufacturing fermented sausages.