Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in biofilters removing trihalomethanes are related to Nitrosomonas oligotropha

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Apr;77(7):2537-40. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02464-10. Epub 2011 Jan 28.

Abstract

Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in nitrifying biofilters degrading four regulated trihalomethanes-trichloromethane, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane, and tribromomethane-were related to Nitrosomonas oligotropha. N. oligotropha is associated with chloraminated drinking water systems, and its presence in the biofilters might indicate that trihalomethane tolerance is another reason that this bacterium is dominant in chloraminated systems.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ammonia / metabolism*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Environmental Microbiology*
  • Filtration / methods*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nitrosomonas / classification
  • Nitrosomonas / genetics*
  • Nitrosomonas / isolation & purification
  • Nitrosomonas / metabolism*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxidoreductases / genetics
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Trihalomethanes / metabolism*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Trihalomethanes
  • Ammonia
  • Oxidoreductases

Associated data

  • GENBANK/HQ399455
  • GENBANK/HQ399456