PMID- 35820558 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220816 LR - 20220816 IS - 1873-2976 (Electronic) IS - 0960-8524 (Linking) VI - 360 DP - 2022 Sep TI - Biological denitrification potential of cellulase-producing Cupriavidus sp. ZY7 and denitrifying Aquabacterium sp. XL4 at low carbon-to-nitrogen ratio: Performance and synergistic properties. PG - 127600 LID - S0960-8524(22)00929-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127600 [doi] AB - This study emphasizes on the cellulase production characteristics of strain ZY7 and its collaboration with nitrate-dependent ferrous oxidizing (NFO) strain XL4 to achieve efficient denitrification at low carbon-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratio. Results indicated that the denitrification efficiency increased from 65.47 to 97.99% at 24 h after co-culture at C/N of 1.0. Three-dimensional fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (3D-EEM) showed significant changes in the intensity of soluble microbial products (SMP), fulvic-like materials, and aromatic proteins after co-culture. Bio-precipitates were characterized by Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD), which showed that cellulose structure was disrupted and the metabolites were potential carbon source for denitrification. In addition, cellulase activity suggested that the hydrolysis of beta-1,4-glycosidic bonds and oligosaccharides may be the rate-limiting steps in cellulose degradation. This work promoted the understanding of denitrification characteristics of co-culture and expanded the application of cellulose degrading bacteria in sewage treatment. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Zhai, Zhenyu AU - Zhai Z AD - School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China. FAU - Su, Junfeng AU - Su J AD - School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China. Electronic address: sjf1977518@sina.com. FAU - Ali, Amjad AU - Ali A AD - School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China. FAU - Xu, Liang AU - Xu L AD - School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China. FAU - Wahid, Fazli AU - Wahid F AD - Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Swabi 23561, Pakistan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220709 PL - England TA - Bioresour Technol JT - Bioresource technology JID - 9889523 RN - 0 (Nitrates) RN - 7440-44-0 (Carbon) RN - 9004-34-6 (Cellulose) RN - EC 3.2.1.4 (Cellulase) RN - N762921K75 (Nitrogen) SB - IM MH - Bioreactors/microbiology MH - Carbon/chemistry MH - *Cellulase/metabolism MH - Cellulose MH - *Cupriavidus/metabolism MH - Denitrification MH - Nitrates/metabolism MH - Nitrogen/chemistry OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cellulase OT - Cellulose degradation OT - Denitrification OT - Low C/N ratio OT - Synergistic effect EDAT- 2022/07/13 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/17 06:00 CRDT- 2022/07/12 19:25 PHST- 2022/06/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/07/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/07/12 19:25 [entrez] AID - S0960-8524(22)00929-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127600 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bioresour Technol. 2022 Sep;360:127600. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127600. Epub 2022 Jul 9.