Hydrology: Current Research

Ibekwe AM

Publications

• Research Article
  Microbial Diversity in Continuous Flow Constructed a Wetland for the Treatment of Swine Waste
  Author(s): Ibekwe AM, Ma J, Murinda S and Reddy GBIbekwe AM, Ma J, Murinda S and Reddy GB
  
  Contaminant removal may largely be a function of many microbial processes in constructed wetlands. However, the role of microbial diversity for the removal of swine waste in constructed wetlands is limited. Here, we used 454/ GS-FLX pyrosequencing to assess archaeal, bacterial, and fungal composition within a surface flow constructed wetland to determine their spatial dynamics and contaminant removal within the wetland. We analyzed our data using UniFrac and principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) to compare community structure and specific functional groups of bacteria, archaea, and fungi in different sections of the wetland. PCoA analysis showed that, bacterial, archaeal, and fungal composition were significantly different (p=0.001) for the influent compared to the final effluent. Our results showed that, the wetland system contained relatively higher proportions of bacteria and fungi .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7587.1000277

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