Enumeration and isolation of facultative anaerobic bacteria in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor treating wastewater from a gelatine industry- DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v25i2.1977

Abstract

This experiment measured levels of facultative anaerobic bacteria in an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor treating wastewater from a gelatin industry. The microorganism quantification showed similar values in granular sludge bed and fluidized zone. In the settling compartment of reactor, the bacteria were two logs lower. These communities are composed mainly of Gram-negative rods. The most abundant genera isolated were Acinetobacter, Aeromonas, Citrobacter, Escherichia, Klebsiella and Stenotrophomonas. The significance of the bacteria isolated from UASB reactor for public health is unknown. Some species are permanent residents; other are found only in a fraction of the population, and still other species are opportunistic pathogens that cause human infections. In the present study, none of the predominant bacteria belonged to the group of strict pathogens