Open AccessContinuous Monitoring of Ammonia Removal Activity and Observation of Morphology of Microbial Complexes in a Microdevice
Author(s) -
Kazunori Toda,
Yutaka Yawata,
Erika Setoyama,
Junji Fukuda,
Nobuhiko Nomura,
Hiroaki Suzuki
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.01246-10
Subject(s) - ammonia , morphology (biology) , chemistry , confocal microscopy , confocal , microscopy , chemical engineering , materials science , biology , biochemistry , optics , genetics , physics , engineering , microbiology and biotechnology
Continuous monitoring of ammonia removal by microbial complexes and observation of their morphology were carried out using a microdevice. Consumption of NH4 + ions by active sludge could clearly be recorded over 48 h. Aggregation of the sludge could be observed in parallel by using confocal reflection microscopy.