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Fungal overgrowth in halophilic aerobic granular sludge (HAGS) is a severe problem, leading to granule disintegration. However, it is still mostly unclear how to control fungal overgrowth. This study explored the effects of carbon availability in saline wastewater with a salinity of 20 g/L on fungal and bacterial population sizes, community compositions, and network interactions in HAGS by manipulating different carbon-to‑nitrogen ratios (C/N). Bacterial population size increased from 6.42 × 106 copies/ng DNA to 8.67 × 106 copies/ng DNA as the C/N ratio increased from 4 to 20. In contrast, fungal population size decreased from 1.24 × 106 copies/ng DNA to 8.05 × 103 copies/ng DNA. The maximum removal rate of ammonia by fungi decreased from 5.02 ± 0.04 mg·L−1·h−1 to 1.72 ± 0.30 mg·L−1·h−1. Nitrosomonas, Thauera, and Planktosalinus competed for nutrients with the dominant fungi Cosmospora, being in antagonism. Carbon availability in the saline wastewater could regulate the population of bacteria and fungi, laying a theoretical foundation for controlling HAGS disintegration. © 2024 Elsevier B.V.
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Science of the Total Environment
ISSN: 0048-9697
Year: 2024
Volume: 955
9 . 8 0 0
JCR@2022
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