Inference of methanogenic bacteria in wastewater digestor sludges by lipid component analysis

• Published in: Journal of fermentation and bioengineering Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. 400 - 402
• Main Authors: Nishihara, Masateru, Akagawa-Matsushita, Masayo, Togo, Yoshitaka, Koga, Yosuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Osaka Elsevier B.V 1995; Society for Fermentation and Bioengineering
• Subjects: activated sludge; bacteria; bacteria metanogena; bacterie methanogene; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Biology of microorganisms of confirmed or potential industrial interest; Biotechnology; boue activee; ether lipid; flora microbiana; flore microbienne; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; lipide; lipidos; lipids; lodos activados; Methanobacteriaceae; methanogen; methanogens; Methanomicrobiaceae; Methanosaeta; Methanosarcina; microbial flora; Microbiology; Mission oriented research; Physiology and metabolism; Systematics; traitement des eaux usees; tratamiento de aguas residuales; wastewater treatment; wastewater treatment digestor; Methanomicrobiaceae; wastewater treatment digestor; Methanosarcina; ether lipid; methanogen; Methanosaeta; Activated sludge; Archaeobacteria; Fixed bed reactor; Chemotaxonomy; Methanosarcinaceae; Lipids; Methanomicrobiales; Bioreactor; Methanogenic bacteria; Bacteria; Chemical composition; Detection
• ISSN: 0922-338X
• DOI: 10.1016/0922-338X(95)94007-E

The presence of methanogens of the genera Methanosarcina and Methanosaeta, and the family Methanomicrobiaceae, and the absence of the family Methanobacteriaceae were inferred from the analysis of lipid component parts in three kinds of sludge from two anaerobic digestors by comparison with the distribution of the lipid component parts among 31 species of methanogens previously reported.