Water Science & Technology

Volume 46 Number 1 - 2

Microorganisms in Activated Sludge and Biofilm Processes III (Selected Proceedings of the 3rd International Specialialised Conference on Microorganisms in Activated Sludge and Biofilm Processes, held in Rome, Italy, 13-15 June, 2001)

Contents

1–9

Who eats what? Classifying microbial populations based on diurnal profiles of rRNA levels

D. Frigon, E. Arnaiz, D.B. Oertherf and L. Raskin

11–18

Evaluating the role of microbial stress response mechanisms in causing biological treatment system upset

N.G. Love and C.B. Bott

19–27

Microbial population dynamics in laboratory-scale activated sludge reactors

K. Kaewpipat and C.P.L. Grady Jr.

29–33

Control of bulking sludge caused by Type 021 N and Type 0961 in an industrial wastewater treatment plant with an aerobic selector

A. Duine and S. Kunst

35–39

Oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) regulation of nutrient removal in activated sludge wastewater treatment plants

B. Li and P. Bishop

39–43

Bacteriophage-host interaction in the enhanced biological phosphate removing activated sludge system

M.A. Khan, H. Satoh, T. Mino, H. Katayama, F. Kurisu and T. Matsuo

45–48

Competitive growth kinetics of Sphaerotilus natans and Acinetobacter anitratus

E.M. Contreras, L. Giannuzzi and N.E. Zaritzky

49–53

Filamentous bacterial population dominance in activated sludges subject to stresses

G. Gaval, P. Duchène and J.-J. Pernelle

55–60

Biological iron oxidation-reduction and the effects on sulfur oxidation-reduction, denitrification and poly-P accumulation in an anaerobic-oxic activated sludge

R. Yamamoto-Ikemoto, T. Komori and S. Matsui

61–64

The effect of reactor configuration and operational mode on Microthrix parvicella bulking and foaming in nutrient removal activated sludge systems

C. Noutsopoulos, D. Mamais and A.D. Andreadakis

65–72

"Microthrix parvicella": a new approach for kinetic and physiological characterization

S. Rossetti, M.C. Tomei, C. Levantesi, R. Ramadori and V. Tandoi

73–80

Microthrix parvicella, a specialized lipid consumer in anaerobic-aerobic activated sludge plants

P.H. Nielsen, P. Roslev, T.E. Dueholm and J.L. Nielsen

81–90

Dispelling the "Nocardia amarae" myth: a phylogenetic and phenotypic study of mycolic acid-containing actinomycetes isolated from activated sludge foam

F.M. Stainsby, J. Soddell, R. Seviour, J. Upton and M. Goodfellow

91–97

Phylogenetic and physiological characterization of a "Nostocoida limicola"-like organism isolated from activated sludge

M. Schade, C. Beimfohr and H. Lemmer

99–104

Phylogenetic analysis and in situ identification of "Nostocoida limicola"-like filamentous bacteria in activated sludge from industrial wastewater treatment plants

J. Snaidr, C. Beimfohr, C. Levantesi, S. Rossetti, J. van der Waarde, B. Geurkink, D. Eikelboom, M. Lemaitre and V. Tandoi

105–110

The "Nostocoida limicola" story: resolving the phylogeny of this morphotype responsible for bulking in activated sludge

R.J. Seviour, J.-R. Liu, E.M. Seviour, C.A. McKenzie, L.L. Blackall and C.P. Saint

111–114

Characterization of type 1851 organism isolated from activated sludge samples

T. Kohno, K. Sei and K. Mori

115–118

Studies of Microthrix parvicella in situ and in laboratory culture: production and use of specific antibodies

N. Connery, A.S. Thompson, S. Patrick and M.J. Larkin

119–122

First results from a screening of filamentous organisms present in Buenos Aires's activated sludge plants

W.D. Di Marzio

123–128

Presence of Rhodocyclus in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant and their participation in enhanced biological phosphorus removal

J.L. Zilles, C.-H. Hung and D.R. Noguera

129–138

The significance of denitrifying polyphosphate accumulating organisms in biological nutrient removal activated sludge systems

Z.-R. Hu, M.C. Wentzel and G.A. Ekama

139–144

Flow cytometric sorting and RFLP analysis of phosphate accumulating bacteria in an enhanced biological phosphorus removal system

M. Kawaharasaki, A. Manome, T. Kanagawa and K. Nakamura

145–154

Analysis of microbial community that performs enhanced biological phosphorus removal in activated sludge fed with acetate

M. Onuki, H. Satoh and T. Mino

155–162

Polyphosphate kinase genes from activated sludge carrying out enhanced biological phosphorus removal

K.D. McMahon, D. Jenkins and J.D. Keasling

163–170

Population dynamics in wastewater treatment plants with enhanced biological phosphorus removal operated with and without nitrogen removal

N. Lee, J. la Cour Jansen, H. Aspegren, M. Henze, P.H. Nielsen and M. Wagner

171–178

Role of "G-bacteria" in anaerobic substrate uptake in a SBR with no phosphorus removal

Y.H. Kong, M. Beer, R.J. Seviour, K.C. Lindrea and G.A Rees

179–184

Phylogenetic and physiological diversity of tetrad-forming organisms in deteriorated biological phosphorus removal systems

C.-S. Tsai and W.-T. Liu

185–190

Implementation of glycogen accumulating bacteria in treating nutrient-deficient wastewater

A. Jobbágy, B. Literáthy and G. Tardy

191–194

Competition between polyphosphate- and glycogen-accumulating organisms in biological phosphorus removal systems - effect of temperature

L.-M. Whang and J.K. Park

195–198

Density separation and molecular methods to characterize enhanced biological phosphorus removal system populations

A.J. Schuler, M. Onuki, H. Satoh and T. Mino

199–206

An integrated approach to analyse biofilms of a full scale wastewater treatment plant

M. Martín-Cereceda, B. Pérez-Uz, S. Serrano and A. Guinea

207–214

In situ identification of azo dye inhibition effects on nitrifying biofilms using microelectrodes

J. Li and P.L. Bishop

215–222

Production of gaseous nitrogen compounds in a novel process for ammonium removal

M. Green, N. Denekamp, O. Lahav and S. Tarre

223–231

Deammonification in biofilm systems: population structure and function

C. Helmer-Madhok, M. Schmid, E. Filipov, T. Gaul, A. Hippen, K.-H. Rosenwinkel, C.F. Seyfried, M. Wagner and S. Kunst

233–241

Structure and function of nitrifying biofilms as determined by molecular techniques and the use of microelectrodes

S. Okabe, H. Naitoh, H. Satoh and Y. Watanabe

243–248

Ciliated protozoa and organic load at low temperatures in an aerated biofilter

C. García-Santana and S. González-Martínez

249–252

Simulation of biofilm growth, substrate conversion and mass transfer under different hydrodynamic conditions

H. Horn, S. Wäsche and D.C. Hempel

253–256

Biofilm development in down flow anaerobic fluidised bed reactors under transient conditions

F. Tessele, G. Englert and L.O. Monteggia

257–260

Population dynamics in an aerobic submerged fixed bed reactor (ASFBR) process

I. Lorda-de-los-Ríos, E. Bécares-Mantecón and I. Tejero-Monzón

261–265

The characteristics of the biofilm fixed inside porous medium by sequencing batch reactor

K. Hoshi and H. Deguchi

267–272

The development and use of real-time PCR for the quantification of nitrifiers in activated sludge

S.J. Hall, P. Hugenholtz, N. Siyambalapitiya, J. Keller and L.L. Blackall

273–280

Molecular analysis of ammonia-oxidizing bacterial populations in aerated-anoxic Orbal processes

H.-D. Park, J.M. Regan and D.R. Noguera

281–288

Detection and quantification of expression of amoA by competitive reverse transcription-PCR

Y. Ebie, H. Miura, N. Noda, M. Matsumura, S. Tsuneda, A. Hirata and Y. Inamori

289–295

Comparison of bench scale testing methods for nitrifier growth rate measurement

D. Katehis, J. Fillos and L.A. Carrio

297–304

Differences in nitrification potential between fully aerobic and nitrogen removal activated sludge systems

G.J. Hatziconstantinou and A. Andreadakis

305–312

Evaluation of autotrophic denitrification, heterotrophic nitrification, and PAOs in full scale simultaneous biological nutrient removal sysyems

H.X. Littleton, G.T. Daigger, P.F. Strom and R.M. Cowan

313–317

Experimental assessment and modelling of nitrate utilisation for primary sludge

E. Avcioglu, S. Sözen, D. Orhon and M.C.M. van Loosdrecht

319–322

A comparison of autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in full- and laboratory-scale wastewater treatment reactors

A.K. Rowan, J.R. Snape, D. Fearnside, T.P. Curtis, M.R. Barer and I.M. Head

323–326

Modelling population dynamics of denitrifying phosphorus accumulating organisms in activated sludge

A. Spagni, L. Stante and G. Bortone

327–332

Benchmarking nitrogen removal suspended-carrier biofilm systems using dynamic simulation

H. Vanhooren, Z. Yuan and P.A. Vanrolleghem

333–336

PCR-DGGE analysis of denitrifying bacteria in a metallurgic wastewater treatment process

N. Noda, S. Yoshie, T. Miyano, S. Tsuneda, A. Hirata and Y. Inamori

337–344

PHA storage from several substrates by different morphological types in an anoxic/aerobic SBR

D. Dionisi, C. Levantesi, V. Renzi, V. Tandoi and M. Majone

345–352

Respirometric assessment of storage yield for different substrates

O. Karahan-Gül, N. Artan, D. Orhon, M. Henze and M.C.M. van Loosdrecht

353–356

Change in metabolism of PHA accumulation by activated sludge modifying operating conditions

L.S. Serafim, P.C. Lemos and M.A.M. Reis

357–361

Gas chromatographic analysis of polyhydroxybutyrate in activated sludge: a round-robin test

D. Baetens, A.-M. Aurola, A. Foglia, D. Dionisi and M.C.M. van Loosdrecht

363–369

Study of filamentous bacteria by image analysis and relation with settleability

M. da Motta, M.N. Pons and N. Roche

371–379

Biomass active fraction evaluated by a direct method and respirometric techniques

G. Andreottola, P. Foladori, A. Gelmini and G. Ziglio

381–387

On the development of a novel image analysis technique to distinguish between flocs and filaments in activated sludge images

C. Cenens, K.P. Van Beurden, R. Jenné and J.F. Van Impe

389–395

Quantification of functional groups in activated sludge by microautoradiography

J.L. Nielsen and P.H. Nielsen

397–404

Active heterotrophic and autotrophic biomass distribution between fixed and suspended systems in a hybrid biological reactor

J.C. Ochoa, J. Colprim, B. Palacios, E. Paul and P. Chatellier

405–412

Community structure of micro- and macroflocs in pin-point sludge and the influence of sludge age and potassium addition on microfloc formation

E. Müller, K. Kriebitzsch, P.A. Wilderer and S. Wuertz

413–417

A comparison among different methods for evaluating the biomass activity in activated sludge systems: preliminary results

G. Andreottola, L. Baldassarre, C. Collivignarelli, R. Pedrazzani, P. Principi, C. Sorlini and G. Ziglio

419–422

The affection of flow pattern on kinetic characteristic of the biomass fixed inside porous medium

Y. Matsui and H. Deguchi

423–430

Decay rate variability of active heterotrophic biomass

B. Lavallée, P. Lessard and C. Besser

431–438

Effect of solids retention time on floc structure

S.N. Liss, B.Q. Liao, I.G. Droppo, D.G. Allen and G.G. Leppard

439–472

Real-time monitoring of ammonia-oxidizing activity in a nitrifying biofilm by amoA mRNA analysis

Y. Aoi, Y. Shiramasa, S. Tsuneda, A. Hirata, A. Kitayama and T. Nagamune

443–447

Quantifying the impact of wastewater micronutrient composition on in situ growth activity of Acinetobacter spp.

D.B. Oerther, M.C.M. van Loosdrecht and L. Raskin

449–452

Genomic fingerprinting of the 16S-23S gene spacer region suggests that novel Acinetobacter isolates are present in activated sludge

E. Carr, R.J. Seviour and V. Gürtler

453–456

Characteristics of bacterial populations responsible for uptake of amino acids in activated sludge acclimated to peptone

Y. Ubukata and S. Takii

457–464

Bulking sludge solved?!

J. Kruit, J. Hulsbeek and A. Visser

465–471

Go or no go for gel entrapped nitrifiers? A Belgian case study

D. Geenens, C. Jonkers and C. Thoeye

471–478

Microbial evaluation of activated sludge and filamentous population at eight Czech nutrient removal activated sludge plants during year 2000

O. Krhutková, I. Ruzicková and J. Wanner

479–486

Two stage activated sludge plants - influence of different operational modes on sludge bulking and nitrification

G. Wandl, H. Müller-Rechberger, N. Matsché, K. Svardal and S. Winkler

487–490

The influence of PAX-14 on activated sludge systems and in particular on Microthrix parvicella

T. Roels, F. Dauwe, S. Van Damme, K. De Wilde and F. Roelandt

491–494

Control of the growth of Microthrix parvicella by using an aerobic selector - results of pilot and full scale plant operation

M. Lebek and K.-H. Rosenwinkel

495–498

Testing the effect of selectors in the control of bulking and foaming in full scale activated-sludge plants

D. Davoli, P. Madoni, L. Guglielmi, M. Pergetti and S. Barilli

499–502

Microthrix parvicella foaming at the Fusina WWTP

P. Miana, L. Grando, G. Caravello and M. Fabris

503–506

Treatment of easily biodegradable wastewater avoiding bulking sludge

N. Matsché, S. Winkler, L. Prendl, K. Dornhofer and G. Wandl

507–510

A full scale application in the control of the filamentous bulking generated by Type 021N F. thiothrix sp.

M. Guida, G. Cesàro, I.L. Lipardi and G. Melluso

511–518

Fighting foam with phages?

J.A. Thomas, J.A. Soddell and D.I. Kurtböke

519–524

Gordonia (nocardia) amarae foaming due to biosurfactant production

K.R. Pagilla, A. Sood and H. Kim

525–528

An investigation into studying of the activated sludge foaming potential by using physicochemical parameters

K. Hladikova, I. Ruzickova, P. Klucova and J. Wanner

529–533

Are filamentous mycolata important in foaming?

R.J. Davenport and T.P. Curtis

535–542

Filamentous micro-organisms observed in industrial activated sludge plants

D.H. Eikelboom and B. Geurkink

543–550

The effect of C/N ratio on ammonia oxidising bacteria community structure in a laboratory nitrification-denitrification reactor

S.J. Ballinger, I.M. Head, T.P. Curtis and A.R. Godley

551–558

Molecular monitoring of bulking sludge in industrial wastewater treatment plants

J. van der Waarde, J. Krooneman, B. Geurkink, A. van der Werf, D. Eikelboom, C. Beimfohr, J. Snaidr, C. Levantesi and V. Tandoi

559–564

Application of oligonucleotide probes for the detection of Thiothrix spp. in activated sludge plants treating paper and board mill wastes

S.B. Kim, M. Goodfellow, J. Kelly, G.S. Saddler and A.C. Ward

565–569

Anaerobic sequencing batch reactor as initiating stage in complete pentachlorophenol biodegradation

I. Ribarova, J. Topalova, I. Ivanov, D. Kozuharov, R. Dimkov and C. Cheng