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Ver términos de la licenciaGonzález-Nava, Catalina, et al. (2024). Analysis of the potential of the electroactive biofilm growth in a microbial fuel cell type H (Fabricio Espejel and Reyna García, Editors). Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental; Vol. 40, 2024; 591-60. Recuperado de https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/4161049
Autor(es)
González-Nava, Catalina; Canul-Chan, Michel; Campos, Juan; Caballero-Pérez, Juan; Houbron, Eric; Godínez, Luis A.; Rodríguez-Valadez, Francisco J.
Tipo
Artículo de Investigación
Área del conocimiento
Biología y Química
Título
Analysis of the potential of the electroactive biofilm growth in a microbial fuel cell type H (Fabricio Espejel and Reyna García, Editors)
Fecha
2024-11-21
Resumen
Microbial fuel cells (MFC) constitute an attractive alternative as an environmental remediation technology since they can generate electrical current using organic waste as a substrate. Since the performance of MFCs depends on the characteristics of the biofilm on the anode surface, it is important to assess the genetic information of the microorganisms that grow on the electrode. For this purpose, a sewage sludge sample was obtained from a wastewater treatment plant and used to inoculate a type H MFC. Electrochemical characterization, on one hand, indicates that while the biofilm has a typical electrochemical performance reflected by the generated voltage (near 0.4 V) and by the electroactivity observed in cyclic voltammetry experiments, and on the other hand, the metagenomic analysis shows that the most abundant genera are Pseudomonacea, Nitrosomonas, Hyphomonas, and Opitutus. The study also indicates that the biofilm’s electroactive microorganisms can metabolize amino acids, lipids, and carbohydrates and possess genetic tools for ionic transport and energy production. Regarding the electron acceptor/donator capabilities, several oxidases, reductases, and complexes were identified, mainly terminal cytochrome C oxidase and respiratory complex I, which could be associated with the exoelectrogenic capacity of the microorganisms. Finally, the metagenomic information indicates that the biofilm can synthesize rhamnose, sialic acid, and alginate molecules, which could possibly be associated with the formation and consolidation of the microbial biofilm.
Tema
caracterización; microorganismos; metagenómica; taxonomía; characterization; microorganisms; metagenomic; taxonomy
Idioma
spa
ISSN
ISSN impreso: 0188-4999
