PMID- 31997722 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210812 LR - 20221207 IS - 1479-487X (Electronic) IS - 0959-3330 (Linking) VI - 42 IP - 20 DP - 2021 Aug TI - In-depth assessment of microbial communities in the full-scale vertical flow treatment wetlands fed with raw domestic wastewater. PG - 3106-3121 LID - 10.1080/09593330.2020.1723709 [doi] AB - A multiphase study was proposed to examine microbial communities linked to the nitrogen cycle in the first stage of four full-scale French vertical flow treatment systems. To this end, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) was performed for structural assessment and quantitative PCR (qPCR) to enumerate the abundance of ammonia-oxidizing (AOB). 16S rRNA sequencing was used to assess the taxonomic profile followed by putative assessment of functional genes. The samples were collected under different conditions, such as operational time (presence/absence of sludge layer on the surface of the filters), season (winter and summer), sampling depth (0, 15 and 30 cm) and operation cycle (rest and feed periods). A structural disparity was noted in the upper layers, whereas higher similarity at 30 cm was observed highlighting the effect of organic matter on bacterial diversity. The 7th rest day was highlighted by an apparent decline in the microbial community abundance. Additionally, qPCR indicated that the largest amount of AOB was found at 30 cm depth and during the feeding period. From the taxonomic profile, Mycobacterium, Acinetobacter, Flavobacterium, and Nitrospira were the most abundant genre found in all systems. The functional prediction results showed predicted genes linked to the denitrification process. The results suggested that operating time and season were responsible for the pattern of the microbial community behavior. This study allowed us to further understand the bacterial dynamics and to advance the idea of design modifications made in the first stage of the classical French system to improve nitrogen removal are promising. FAU - Silveira, D D AU - Silveira DD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8299-0030 AD - UFSC, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil. AD - INRAE, Villeurbanne, France. FAU - Filho, P Belli AU - Filho PB AD - UFSC, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil. FAU - Philippi, L S AU - Philippi LS AD - UFSC, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil. FAU - Cantao, M E AU - Cantao ME AD - EMBRAPA SUINOS E AVES, Concordia, Brazil. FAU - Foulquier, A AU - Foulquier A AD - CNRS, LECA, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc Grenoble, France. FAU - Bayle, S AU - Bayle S AD - LGEI, IMT Mines Ales, Univ. Montpellier, Ales, France. FAU - Delforno, T P AU - Delforno TP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1705-0763 AD - Microbial Resources Division, Research Center for Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture (CPQBA), Campinas University - UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil. FAU - Molle, P AU - Molle P AD - INRAE, Villeurbanne, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200209 PL - England TA - Environ Technol JT - Environmental technology JID - 9884939 RN - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 16S) RN - 0 (Waste Water) RN - 7664-41-7 (Ammonia) RN - N762921K75 (Nitrogen) SB - IM MH - Ammonia MH - *Microbiota/genetics MH - Nitrogen MH - RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics MH - Wastewater MH - *Wetlands OTO - NOTNLM OT - French VF wetland OT - Functional prediction OT - Microbial community structure OT - Nitrifying bacteria OT - Taxonomic profile EDAT- 2020/01/31 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/13 06:00 CRDT- 2020/01/31 06:00 PHST- 2020/01/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/31 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/09593330.2020.1723709 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Technol. 2021 Aug;42(20):3106-3121. doi: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1723709. Epub 2020 Feb 9.