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; Daniel R. Noguera

doi:10.1038/ncomms15416

Nature Communications (May 2017)

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,
Daniel R. Noguera

Affiliations

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

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15416
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The use of anammox microbiomes to treat wastewater is an escalating biotechnology, yet the functional role heterotrophic bacteria play in these systems remains poorly understood. Here, Lawsonet al. use metagenomics and metatranscriptomics to reveal that heterotrophs degrade free peptides, while recycling nitrate to nitrite.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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