Abstract
Bacterial biofilm communities formed on different membrane surfaces were investigated based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The biofilm communities were distinct from those of mixed-liquor and consisted mainly of Beta- and Gammaproteobacteria. Sequences of Xathomonas and Aquabacterium were mostly retrieved from the biofilm samples rather than from the mixed liquor. Furthermore, statistical analyses demonstrated the importance of a physico-chemical property of membrane, surface roughness, in structuring the bacterial biofilm communities.
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This research is supported by the Korea Ministry of Environment as “Converging Technology Project” (2012001440002), by the Korea university grant and by National Research Foundation of Korea Grant (2011-0005508) to H.-D. P.
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Lee, SH., Hong, T.I., Kim, B. et al. Comparison of bacterial communities of biofilms formed on different membrane surfaces. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 30, 777–782 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-013-1460-8
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