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Integrating microbial ecology in bioprocess understanding: the case of gas biofiltration

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Biofilters are packed-bed bioreactors where contaminants , once transferred from the gas phase to the biofilm, are oxidized by diverse and complex communities of attached microorganisms. Over the last decade, more and more studies aimed at opening the back box of biofiltration by unraveling the biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship. In this review, we report the insights provided by the microbial ecology approach in biofilters and we emphasize the parallels existing with other engineered ecosystems used for wastewater treatment, as they all constitute relevant model ecosystems to explore ecological issues. We considered three characteristic ecological indicators: the density, the diversity, and the structure of the microbial community. Special attention was paid to the temporal and spatial dynamics of each indicator, insofar as it can disclose the potential relationship, or absence of relation, with any operating or functional parameter. We also focused on the impact of disturbance regime on the microbial community structure, in terms of resistance, resilience, and memory. This literature review led to mitigated conclusions in terms of biodiversity–ecosystem function relationship. Depending on the environmental system itself and the way it is investigated, the spatial and temporal dynamics of the microbial community can be either correlated (e.g., spatial stratification) or uncoupled (e.g., temporal instability) to the ecosystem function. This lack of generality shows the limits of current 16S approach in complex ecosystems, where a functional approach may be more suitable.
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hal-01427227 , version 1 (31-05-2022)

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Léa Cabrol, Luc Malhautier. Integrating microbial ecology in bioprocess understanding: the case of gas biofiltration. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2011, 90 (3), pp.837 - 849. ⟨10.1007/s00253-011-3191-9⟩. ⟨hal-01427227⟩
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