Ítem


Diversity of the nitrite reductase gene nirS in the sediment of a free-water surface constructed wetland

The diversity of the nitrite reductase gene nirS was studied in the bulk sediment of a free-water surface constructed wetland (FWS-CW) located next to the Empuriabrava wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), in Castelló d’Empúries (Girona, NE Spain). The study period extended from the inception of the treatment wetland, in June 1998, until March 1999 and comprised periods of relatively high nitrate and ammonium concentrations at the influent and low nitrate-removal efficiencies. To evaluate nirS diversity, partial gene sequences were obtained by cloning of the respective PCR products. Rarefaction curves based on DOTUR analyses of the deduced amino-acid sequences predicted a greater diversity of nirS genes in samples containing higher ammonium concentrations. Estimated Shannon-Weaver indices of the four cloned samples showed a positive relationship with the N-NH4 +/N-NO3− ratios measured at the FWS-CW inlet. Identities between the deduced amino-acid sequences and those previously deposited in public databases ranged from 72 to 97%. Phylogenetic analysis based on these deduced sequences grouped 165 nirS clones in seven main clusters according to high similarity indices. Up to 60% of the clones clustered together in a highly homogeneous group with little homologies to any sequence retrieved from cultured representatives. Moreover, prevailing environmental conditions appeared to select for particular denitrifying populations, e.g., with respect to ammonium load and nitrogen removal efficiencies. This observation is of particular interest for the management of treatment wetlands, in which only slight variations in the theoretical denitrification potential of the system can occur

This research has been funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (grants REN2003-02185 and CGL2006-02382)

Spanish Society for Microbiology (SEM), Viguera Editores

Director: Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (Espanya)
Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología (Espanya)
Autor: Ruiz Rueda, Olaya
Trias Mansilla, Rosalia
Garcia-Gil, L. J.
Bañeras Vives, Lluís
Data: 2007
Resum: The diversity of the nitrite reductase gene nirS was studied in the bulk sediment of a free-water surface constructed wetland (FWS-CW) located next to the Empuriabrava wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), in Castelló d’Empúries (Girona, NE Spain). The study period extended from the inception of the treatment wetland, in June 1998, until March 1999 and comprised periods of relatively high nitrate and ammonium concentrations at the influent and low nitrate-removal efficiencies. To evaluate nirS diversity, partial gene sequences were obtained by cloning of the respective PCR products. Rarefaction curves based on DOTUR analyses of the deduced amino-acid sequences predicted a greater diversity of nirS genes in samples containing higher ammonium concentrations. Estimated Shannon-Weaver indices of the four cloned samples showed a positive relationship with the N-NH4 +/N-NO3− ratios measured at the FWS-CW inlet. Identities between the deduced amino-acid sequences and those previously deposited in public databases ranged from 72 to 97%. Phylogenetic analysis based on these deduced sequences grouped 165 nirS clones in seven main clusters according to high similarity indices. Up to 60% of the clones clustered together in a highly homogeneous group with little homologies to any sequence retrieved from cultured representatives. Moreover, prevailing environmental conditions appeared to select for particular denitrifying populations, e.g., with respect to ammonium load and nitrogen removal efficiencies. This observation is of particular interest for the management of treatment wetlands, in which only slight variations in the theoretical denitrification potential of the system can occur
This research has been funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (grants REN2003-02185 and CGL2006-02382)
Format: application/pdf
Accés al document: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/7761
Llenguatge: eng
Editor: Spanish Society for Microbiology (SEM), Viguera Editores
Col·lecció: info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.2436/20.1501.01.34
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1139-6709
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1618-1905
MICYT/PN 2003-2006/REN2003-02185
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MEC//CGL2006-02382/ES/VENTAJAS DE LA UTILIZACION DE MACROFITOS EN LA TRANSFORMACION DE NITROGENO EN SISTEMAS DE HUMEDALES DE TRATAMIENTO (SHT) MEDIANTE LA ACTIVIDAD DE LA MICROBIOTA EPIFITICA DEL TALLO Y LA RIZOSFERA./
Drets: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Spain
URI Drets: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/
Matèria: Desnitrificació
Denitrification
Zones humides artificials
Constructed wetlands
Nitrits
Nitrites
Títol: Diversity of the nitrite reductase gene nirS in the sediment of a free-water surface constructed wetland
Tipus: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Repositori: DUGiDocs

Matèries

Autors