Table 5.
Summary of Major (>10%) and Minor (1–10%) genera observed in the four PHA Enrichment reactors on operational days 29, 52, and 271. Genera underlined and in bold text all contain species that exhibit PHA production potential (fraction of the respective MMC shown in parentheses).
| Op. Day | AE-4 | AE-8 | AE-12 | AE-20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Major (>10%) | Meganema (27%) | Meganema (16.1%) | Meganema (19.1%) | Meganema (26%) |
| Minor (>1%) | Leadbetterella (3.54%), Luteimonas (1.78%), Haliscomenobacter (1.77%), Planctomyces, Thauera (1.56%), Aquabacterium (1.35%), Gp4 (1.32%), Altererythrobacter (1.2%), Schlesneria | Schlesneria, Blastocatella, Luteimonas (2.12%), Aquabacterium (1.99%), Gp4 (1.81%), Roseimicrobium, Thauera (1.7%), Leadbetterella (1.61%), Saccharibacteria_genera_inc_sed, Hydrogenophaga (1.36%), Paracoccus (1.33%), Verricomicrobium, Haliscomenobacter (1.09%) | Saccharibacteria_genera_inc_sed, Thauera (3.98%), Aquabacterium 3.05%), Gp4 (2.99%), Ohtaekwangia, Haliscomenobacter (1.73%), Luteimonas (1.65%), Paracoccus (1.27%), Altereythrobacter (1.18%), Brevundimonas (1%) | Ohtaekwangia, Leadbetterella (6.16%), Planctomyces, Pseudofulvimonas (2.78%), Schlesneria, Gp4 (1.82%), Saccharibacteria_genera_inc_sed, Spartobacteria_genera_inc_sed, Paracoccus (1.18%), Armatimondadetes_gp5 | |
| 52 | Major (>10%) | Meganema (11.4%) | Meganema (17.7%) | Meganema (32.8%) | Meganema (15.8%) |
| Minor (>1%) | Zoogloea (6.54%), Parcubacteria_genera_inc_sed, Leadbetterella (3.62%), Luteimonas (3.58%), Nannocystis, Pedobacter, Thauera (1.86%), Ohtaekwangia, Blastocatella, Ilumatobacter, Flavobacterium, Proteiniphilum, Hydrogenophaga (1.04%) | Amaricoccus (5.32%), Luteimonas (2.49%), Thauera (2.04%), Saccharibacteria_genera_inc_sed, Nannocystis, Thermomonas (1.09%), Paracoccus (1.33%), Mycobacterium (1.05%), Xanthobacter (1.03%), Filomicrobium (1%) | Paracoccus (3.95%), Amaricoccus (3.61%), Leadbetterella (2.51%), Ohtaekwangia, Hylemonella (1.97%), Ilumatobacter, Luteimonas (1.56%), Mesorhizobium, Hyphomicrobium (1.33%), Pseudofulvimonas (1.06%), Gp4 (1.11%) | Amariccocus (4.2%), Paracoccus (3.75%), Ohtaekwangia, Luteimonas (2.24%), Gp4 (2.11%), Gp6 (1.54%), Leadbetterella (1.48%), Parvibaculum (1.23%), Hyphomicrobium (1.15%), Novosphingobium (1.15%), Nannocystis | |
| 271 | Major (>10%) | -- | -- | Zoogloea (24.3%) | -- |
| Minor (>1%) | Zoogloea (9.9%), Thauera (7.87%), Meganema (4.95%), Proteiniphilum, Bacteroides, Sphaerochaeta | Thauera (9.61%), Meganema (6.93%), Zoogloea (5.45%), Proteiniphilum, Dokdonella (1.55%), Bacteroides | Meganema (6.92%), Bacteroides, Spaerochaeta, Proteiniphilum, Thauera (1.16%), Haliscomenobacter (1.12%) | Meganema (5.68%), Gp4 (4.81%), Haliscomenobacter (3.58%), Proteiniphilum, Parcubacteria_genera_inc_sed, Amaricoccus (2.68%), Thauera (2.31%), Oscillibacter, Hallella, Prosthecobacter, Leadbetterella (1.31%), Sphingomonas (1.13%) | |