doi: 10.7763/IJESD.2016.V7.763
Filamentous Bacteria Identification by VIT Method
Abdallah Abusam1
, ,
A. Mydlarczyk ,
M.-E. I. Ahmed
- 1Moh Elmuntaser Ahmed, and Andrzej Mydlarczyk
- 2the Department of Biotechnology, the
Abstract
Filamentous sludge bulking and foaming problemsare common operational problems of activated sludge systemsworldwide. The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)has recently conducted a study to identify the filamentousbacteria proliferating Kuwait activated sludge systems. Weeklygrab samples were collected from Riqqa and Umm Al-Haimanactivated sludge systems. To accurately identify the dominantfilaments, a modern molecular biology technique was used,namely, Vermicon Identification Technology (VIT). Obtainedresults indicated that the dominant filamentous bacteria are: N.limicola II, Type 1851, H. hydrossis and Nacordioform. Resultsof the assessment of systems’ performance indicated that theRiqqa system was heavily impacted by the excessive growth offilamentous bacteria.
Keywords
- Activated sludge
- bulking
- foaming
- effluent
- quality
How to Cite
Abdallah Abusam, Fadeela Al-Salameen, A. Mydlarczyk, and M.-E. I. Ahmed, "Filamentous Bacteria Identification by VIT Method," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 177-180, 2016. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJESD.2016.V7.763
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