Project description:Here we report a metatranscriptomic analysis of gene expression and regulation of “Candidatus Accumulibacter”-enriched lab-scale sludge during enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR). Medium density oligonucleotide microarrays were generated with probes targeting most predicted genes hypothesized to be important for the EBPR phenotype. The objectives were to investigate which genes were expressed during EBPR and which genes were differentially expressed between the early stage of anaerobic and aerobic phases (defined as 15 min after acetate addition and 15 min after switching to aeration respectively).
Project description:By comparing the gene expression profiling in Anoxybacillus sp. SK 3-4 with and without aluminum exposure, the sets of gene up-regulated and down-regulated by aluminum were identified. The function of genes or proteins induced under these conditions can a reflection of the mechanism of resistance. Transcriptome profiling of Anoxybacillus sp. SK 3-4 treated by aluminum would allow a better understanding of the gene involving in tolerance and removal of aluminum. Global transcriptomic response of Anoxybacillus sp. SK 3-4 to aluminum exposure