Increased replication of dissimilatory nitrate-reducing bacteria leads to decreased anammox bioreactor performance.
Ray KerenJennifer E LawrenceWeiqin ZhuangDavid JenkinsJillian F BanfieldLisa Alvarez-CohenLijie ZhouKe YuPublished in: Microbiome (2020)
Our findings highlight the importance of metabolic interdependencies related to nitrogen- and carbon-cycling within anammox bioreactors and the potentially detrimental effects of bacteria that are otherwise considered core microbial community members.