Metabolic network analysis reveals microbial community interactions in anammox granules

Christopher E. Lawson, Sha Wu, Ananda S. Bhattacharjee, Joshua J. Hamilton, Katherine D. McMahon, Ramesh Goel () and Daniel R. Noguera ()
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Christopher E. Lawson: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sha Wu: University of Utah
Ananda S. Bhattacharjee: University of Utah
Joshua J. Hamilton: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Katherine D. McMahon: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ramesh Goel: University of Utah
Daniel R. Noguera: University of Wisconsin–Madison

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Microbial communities mediating anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) represent one of the most energy-efficient environmental biotechnologies for nitrogen removal from wastewater. However, little is known about the functional role heterotrophic bacteria play in anammox granules. Here, we use genome-centric metagenomics to recover 17 draft genomes of anammox and heterotrophic bacteria from a laboratory-scale anammox bioreactor. We combine metabolic network reconstruction with metatranscriptomics to examine the gene expression of anammox and heterotrophic bacteria and to identify their potential interactions. We find that Chlorobi-affiliated bacteria may be highly active protein degraders, catabolizing extracellular peptides while recycling nitrate to nitrite. Other heterotrophs may also contribute to scavenging of detritus and peptides produced by anammox bacteria, and potentially use alternative electron donors, such as H2, acetate and formate. Our findings improve the understanding of metabolic activities and interactions between anammox and heterotrophic bacteria and offer the first transcriptional insights on ecosystem function in anammox granules.

Date: 2017
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