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Title: | Assessing the Relationships Between Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Microbial Communities, System Design, and Environmental Variables. |
Authors: | DeVries, Jacob |
Advisor: | Schellhorn, Herb |
Department: | Biology |
Keywords: | Bioinformatics;Anaerobic Digestion;Wastewater Treatment;Biostatistics |
Publication Date: | 2021 |
Abstract: | Onsite wastewater treatment systems may be improved by altering the design and environmental variables that affect microbial community composition. However, the two most common methods of examining microbial composition through metagenomic sequencing (16S and shotgun sequencing) produce different taxonomic identification results according to microbial community composition and the analytical methods in use. To identify discrepancies between these two sequencing methods, we analyzed the effect of environmental and tank design variables on onsite-wastewater treatment system microbial communities sequenced using both 16S and shotgun sequencing. Shotgun and 16S sequencing produced different results when examining genera-level taxonomic richness, quantifying the effect of system design and environmental variables on community similarity, and identifying differentially abundant taxa between system types. Results were consistent when subjectively examining patterns of community similarity and when examining genera-level taxonomic diversity above 0.1% relative abundance. Identifying methods that produce similar results between 16S and shotgun sequencing supports the reliable analysis of and optimization of OWTS processes. |
Description: | A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/27336 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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