Modeling the Ecology of Bioreactors

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Microbial Community Analysis of Denitrifying Biofilters

  • Funded in part by the United States Department of Agriculture and the University of Illinois

Biofilters designed to remove nitrates from subsurface tile drain effluent have been developed at the University of Illinois. These biofilters have been shown to successfully remove 60% of nitrates on average in field trials, but relatively little is known about the microbial community that mediates denitrification. The microbial community composition and variation of several field biofilters is being characterized using several molecular DNA and RNA methods. A time-series study linking microbial community to biofilter performance is planned, and this is hoped to give insight into potential biofilter design improvements.

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List of Papers on Microbial Community Analysis of Denitrifying Biofilters

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