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. 2020 Oct 14;10:17185. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74092-y

Figure 4.

Figure 4

PCR-DGGE profile and NGS analysis of anodic biofilm. PCR-DGGE profile of anodic biofilm, after the end of 140 days of operation of MFCs. The respective anodic biofilms were scrapped and all the microbiota shifting was analysed through amplifying the microbes-specific primers in PCR followed by DGGE, which includes (a) Exoelectrogens; (b) Methanogens; (c) Protozoa; and (d) Helminth. The letter notations above were based on the individual PWE pre-treated mixed anaerobic sludge used as inoculum for formation of the biofilm as follows: Eucalyptus globulus (E), Leucaena leucocephala (L), Mentha piperita (M), Psidium guajava (P), Terminalia chebula (T) and (C) as control. The black arrows show the faint bands. Bacterial-archaea diversity in anodic mixed consortia developed in (e) MFC-E and (f) MFC-C. Gels are visualized by using Quantity One Software (https://www.bio-rad.com/en-id/product/quantity-one-1-d-analysis-software?ID=1de9eb3a-1eb5-4edb-82d2-68b91bf360fb).