Denitrifiers
Microscopy 2.0 - The innovation in wastewater analysis
Denitrification is a biological process in which nitrate is reduced to elemental gaseous nitrogen N₂ by bacteria (e.g. Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Saprospiraceae). Similar to the nitrifiers, the population ratios of the denitrifiers are also essential for the trouble-free operation of the wastewater treatment plant.
Denitrifiers - simple, precise and fast determination
- Easy assessment of the denitrification performance of your plant
- Prevention of operational problems
- Monitoring of the denitrificant population in the event of structural changes to the plant
Advantages of PCR as a monitoring tool for the wastewater treatment plant
- Prevention of operational disturbances due to high sensitivity of the method
- Increased efficiency of the system
- Support of root cause investigation in case of malfunction
Determination of denitrifiers with qPCR
Using qPCR, we can identify the most important denitrifiers and show the live cell count (in %) of each population as follows show
- Alphaproteobacteria
- Betaproteobacteria
- Saprospiraceae
The percentage live cell counts of the individual denitrifiers are especially important for the clarification of plant malfunctions. The data were kindly provided by DyeNA Genetics GmbH.
