Mitigation of membrane biofouling in membrane bioreactor treating sewage by novel quorum quenching strain of Acinetobacter originating from a full-scale membrane bioreactor

Shamas Tabraiz*, Burhan Shamurad, Evangelos Petropoulos, Marcos Quintela-Baluja, Alex Charlton, Jan Dolfing, Paul J. Sallis

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Abstract

A novel quorum quenching (QQ) strain, Acinetobacter guillouiae ST01, was isolated from a full-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) and characterized for its QQ activities. Batch reactor studies at lab-scale showed that A. guillouiae ST01 exhibited higher QQ activity against acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) with an oxo group compared to those without an oxo group. The organism was then inoculated (10%) in an MBR (Q-MBR) treating sewage over 48 days and was found to reduce quorum sensing (QS) activity by reducing AHL concentrations in the sludge and the biofilm of the Q-MBR. The concentration of polysaccharides was reduced up to 30% in both the biofilm and sludge relative to the control, whereas protein concentrations were reduced by 40% and 47% in the sludge and biofilm, respectively. The Q-MBR fouling rates were halved. These results indicate that A. guillouiae ST01 is a promising strain for biofouling reduction in MBR treating real wastewater.
Original languageEnglish
Article number125242
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume334
Early online date1 May 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2021

Keywords

  • Acinetobacter guillouiae
  • Acyl homoserine lactone
  • Membrane bioreactor
  • Quorum quenching
  • Quorum sensing

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