An Untargeted Metabolomics Survey from a Perturbation Model of Nitrogen Transformation in a Tropical Wastewater Community

Rasmus Hansen Kirkegaard, Anisa Angel Cokro, Shivshankar Umashankar, Victor Nesati, Sanjay Swarup, Per Halkjær Nielsen, Rohan Williams, Stefan Wuertz

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Abstract

In order to understand metabolic changes occurring during nitrogen transformation in a complex wastewater community, we conducted a metabolome time series study on a volume of freshly sourced, anoxic activated sludge, studying metabolic changes associated with the transition from anoxic to aerobic states. We develop analytic procedures for identifying reliable mass features that are modulated over the time, and are significantly correlated with shifts in physiochemical states. Our methods are widely applicable, and point towards to development of an eco-systems biology approach suitable for the targeted investigation of bioprocesses associated with engineered ecosystems.


Original languageEnglish
Publication date2013
Publication statusPublished - 2013
EventMicrobial Ecology and Water Engineering 2013 - Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Duration: 7 Jul 201310 Jul 2013
Conference number: 5

Conference

ConferenceMicrobial Ecology and Water Engineering 2013
Number5
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnn Arbor, Michigan
Period07/07/201310/07/2013

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