Abstract
In order to investigate the bacterial community structure and the characteristics of bacteria on the membrane surface, a submerged membrane bioreactor treating municipal wastewater was continuously operated under two different conditions. Bacterial community structures were examined by PCR‐denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and PCR cloning of 16S rRNA genes. Bacterial strains isolated from membrane surface were identified and their growth curve, EPS concentration and hydrophobicity were measured. The structures of bacterial communities in the suspended solids and on the membrane surface were obviously different, and γ‐Proteobacteria more selectively adhere and grow on the membrane surface than other microorganisms. Most of the membrane isolates grew slowly as compared with the strains isolated from the suspended solids. Also, the membrane isolates were higher cell surface hydrophobicities, higher EPS concentrations, and higher ratios of protein to carbohydrate within the EPSs than the isolates from suspended solids.
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