Shift of low to high nucleic acid bacteria as potential bioindicator for the screening of anthropogenic effects in the receiving river due to palm oil mill effluent final discharge

The microbiological effects of palm oil mill effluent (POME) final discharge upon a receiving river were assessed in this study by using the nucleic acid double staining assay based on flow cytometry. The functional status of the bacterial community at the single-cell level was determined with regar...

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Main Authors: Sharuddin, Siti Suhailah, Ramli, Norhayati, Mohd Nor, Diana, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Maeda, Toshinari, Shirai, Yoshihito, Sakai, Kenji, Tashiro, Yukihiro
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018
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author Sharuddin, Siti Suhailah
Ramli, Norhayati
Mohd Nor, Diana
Hassan, Mohd Ali
Maeda, Toshinari
Shirai, Yoshihito
Sakai, Kenji
Tashiro, Yukihiro
author_facet Sharuddin, Siti Suhailah
Ramli, Norhayati
Mohd Nor, Diana
Hassan, Mohd Ali
Maeda, Toshinari
Shirai, Yoshihito
Sakai, Kenji
Tashiro, Yukihiro
author_sort Sharuddin, Siti Suhailah
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description The microbiological effects of palm oil mill effluent (POME) final discharge upon a receiving river were assessed in this study by using the nucleic acid double staining assay based on flow cytometry. The functional status of the bacterial community at the single-cell level was determined with regards to their abundance, viability and nucleic acid content to monitor the effects of POME final discharge on the affected river. The effluent resulted in the increment of the total cell concentration (TCC) and viable cells which were correlated with the increment of biological oxygen demand (BOD5) and total organic carbon (TOC) concentrations in the receiving river. The shift of low nucleic acid (LNA) to high nucleic acid (HNA) bacterial cells in the affected river suggested the transformation of dormant to active cells due to the POME final discharge. This is the first study to report on the shift of LNA/HNA ratios which may serves as a potential bioindicator in the screening of the anthropogenic effects due to POME final discharge in river water with originally high LNA proportions. Monitoring the effluent discharge at low trophic level using flow cytometry is a rapid and sensitive approach when compared to the current physicochemical assessment method. This approach allows for the screening of river water contamination caused by POME final discharge prior to a full assessment using the recently proposed specific bacterial indicators.
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spelling upm-738832021-06-21T11:16:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73883/ Shift of low to high nucleic acid bacteria as potential bioindicator for the screening of anthropogenic effects in the receiving river due to palm oil mill effluent final discharge Sharuddin, Siti Suhailah Ramli, Norhayati Mohd Nor, Diana Hassan, Mohd Ali Maeda, Toshinari Shirai, Yoshihito Sakai, Kenji Tashiro, Yukihiro The microbiological effects of palm oil mill effluent (POME) final discharge upon a receiving river were assessed in this study by using the nucleic acid double staining assay based on flow cytometry. The functional status of the bacterial community at the single-cell level was determined with regards to their abundance, viability and nucleic acid content to monitor the effects of POME final discharge on the affected river. The effluent resulted in the increment of the total cell concentration (TCC) and viable cells which were correlated with the increment of biological oxygen demand (BOD5) and total organic carbon (TOC) concentrations in the receiving river. The shift of low nucleic acid (LNA) to high nucleic acid (HNA) bacterial cells in the affected river suggested the transformation of dormant to active cells due to the POME final discharge. This is the first study to report on the shift of LNA/HNA ratios which may serves as a potential bioindicator in the screening of the anthropogenic effects due to POME final discharge in river water with originally high LNA proportions. Monitoring the effluent discharge at low trophic level using flow cytometry is a rapid and sensitive approach when compared to the current physicochemical assessment method. This approach allows for the screening of river water contamination caused by POME final discharge prior to a full assessment using the recently proposed specific bacterial indicators. Elsevier 2018-02 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73883/1/PALM.pdf Sharuddin, Siti Suhailah and Ramli, Norhayati and Mohd Nor, Diana and Hassan, Mohd Ali and Maeda, Toshinari and Shirai, Yoshihito and Sakai, Kenji and Tashiro, Yukihiro (2018) Shift of low to high nucleic acid bacteria as potential bioindicator for the screening of anthropogenic effects in the receiving river due to palm oil mill effluent final discharge. Ecological Indicators, 85. 79 - 84. ISSN 1470-160X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X17306441 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.10.020
spellingShingle Sharuddin, Siti Suhailah
Ramli, Norhayati
Mohd Nor, Diana
Hassan, Mohd Ali
Maeda, Toshinari
Shirai, Yoshihito
Sakai, Kenji
Tashiro, Yukihiro
Shift of low to high nucleic acid bacteria as potential bioindicator for the screening of anthropogenic effects in the receiving river due to palm oil mill effluent final discharge
title Shift of low to high nucleic acid bacteria as potential bioindicator for the screening of anthropogenic effects in the receiving river due to palm oil mill effluent final discharge
title_full Shift of low to high nucleic acid bacteria as potential bioindicator for the screening of anthropogenic effects in the receiving river due to palm oil mill effluent final discharge
title_fullStr Shift of low to high nucleic acid bacteria as potential bioindicator for the screening of anthropogenic effects in the receiving river due to palm oil mill effluent final discharge
title_full_unstemmed Shift of low to high nucleic acid bacteria as potential bioindicator for the screening of anthropogenic effects in the receiving river due to palm oil mill effluent final discharge
title_short Shift of low to high nucleic acid bacteria as potential bioindicator for the screening of anthropogenic effects in the receiving river due to palm oil mill effluent final discharge
title_sort shift of low to high nucleic acid bacteria as potential bioindicator for the screening of anthropogenic effects in the receiving river due to palm oil mill effluent final discharge
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