Biological Nitrogen Removal Database

A manually curated data resource for microbial nitrogen removal


Detailed information

Microorganism

Pseudomonas stutzeri strain D6

Taxonomy
  • Phylum : Proteobacteria
  • Class : Gammaproteobacteria
  • Order :Pseudomonadales
  • Family : Pseudomonadaceae
  • Genus : Pseudomonas

Electron Acceptor

Oxygen; Sodium acetate, glucose, citrate, and succinate

Electron Donor

Ammonium sulfate (NH4)2SO4

Information about Article

Reference:Yang et al., 2011

Title:Isolation and nitrogen removal characteristics of an aerobic heterotrophic nitrifying–denitrifying bacterium, Bacillus subtilis A1

Pubmed ID:20875733.0

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Abstract: Bacterium A1, isolated to enhance nitrogen removal from ammonium-rich wastewater in situ, exhibited an amazing ability to convert ammonium to gaseous nitrogen compounds under fully aerobic conditions, while growing autotrophically or heterotrophically. A1 was identified as Bacillus subtilis by morphological and physiological characteristics, and phylogenetic analysis of its 16S rDNA gene sequence. Nitrogen removal by A1 was analyzed in relation to the ammonium concentration, presence of organic carbon, carbon source, and carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C/N). The nitrogen balance during 120 h of autotrophic growth in the presence of 104.12±1.27 mg/L NH4+N showed that 20.4±2.7% of NH4+N was removed as gaseous nitrogen compounds, and A1 removed 58.4±4.3% of NH4+N within 60 h of growth in acetate medium at a C/N of 6. A mean ammonium removal rate of 3.52 mg NH4+N/(L h) was achieved in an open wastewater system, indicating great potential of A1 for future full-scale applications.

Biological Nitrogen Removal Database