Research
| Title： | Ammonium Inhibits Performance of Rhodopseudomonas palustris in Cyanobacterial Substrate |
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| First author： | Tian, Yingying; Donde, Oscar Omondi; Tian, Cuicui; Feng, Bing; Wu, Xingqiang; Xiao, Bangding |
| Journal： | POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES |
| Years： | 2021 |
| DOI： | 10.15244/pjoes/122165 |
| Abstract： | Though it is feasible of Rhodopseudomonas palustris (R. palustris) stimulation in the cyanobacterial substrate, less is known about its performance under the high ammonium-nitrogen (NH4-N) circumstance. In the present study, the performance of grown R. palustris Strain PUF1 under an NH4-N gradient were investigated. Results showed that both the bacterial density and the pigment synthesis were severely inhibited at an NH4-N concentration of 6.0 g/L, while the ultrathin structure of survived PUF1 wasn't obviously changed in comparison to NH4-N concentration <= 3.0 g/ L. Noticeably, at an NH4-N concentration of 3.0 g/L PUF1s recovered its biosynthesis of pigments in a six- day acclimation period. Importantly, the PUF1s thrived in algal substrate under the NH 4-N concentration <= 1.0 g/ L with per mL algal substrate 8.96 to 9.88x10(8) colony formation unit (CFU) on day six. Moreover, it was more diverse of the bacterial consortia in the low NH4-N treatments (<= 1.0 g/L) than that of NH4-N concentration 3.0-6.0 g/L. Additionally, the excess NH4-N reduced the sequestration of phosphorus by PUF1s from the algal substrate. Based on the above findings, an NH4-N threshold up to 1.0 g/L was recommended, it herein produces substantial R. palustris biomass and achieves efficient nutrient sequestration from the protein-rich cyanobacterial feedstock. |
