Department of Biology, University of Regina , Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Microbiol Spectr. 2024 Jan 11;12(1):e0283223. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02832-23. Epub 2023 Nov 29.
Wastewater treatment plays an essential role in minimizing negative impacts on downstream aquatic environments. Microbial communities are known to play a vital role in the wastewater treatment process, particularly in the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus, which can be especially damaging to aquatic ecosystems. There is limited understanding of how these microbial communities may change in response to fluctuating temperatures or how seasonality may impact their ability to participate in the treatment process. The findings of this study indicate that the microbial communities of wastewater are relatively stable both compositionally and functionally across fluctuating temperatures.
污水处理在最大限度减少对下游水生环境的负面影响方面起着至关重要的作用。众所周知，微生物群落在污水处理过程中起着至关重要的作用，特别是在去除氮和磷方面，氮和磷对水生生态系统尤其有害。人们对这些微生物群落如何应对温度波动而变化以及季节性如何影响它们参与处理过程的能力知之甚少。本研究的结果表明，废水的微生物群落无论是在组成上还是在功能上，在温度波动时都相对稳定。
