RT info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject T1 Evaluating microbial robustness in continuous vs. feast-famine bioreactors via methane-oxidizing activity by q-PCR. A1 Rodríguez Rodríguez, Elisa A1 López, Juan Carlos A1 Merchán Catalina, Laura A1 Prieto Ferrero, Patricia A1 García Encina, Pedro Antonio A1 Lebrero Fernández, Raquel A1 Muñoz Torre, Raúl AB The microbial robustness of three stirred tank reactors (STRs) treating CH4 at low concentrations (4-5 % v/v) operated under feast-famine and continuous feeding mode was systematically evaluated through the analysis of the pmoA gene encoding the enzyme methane monooxygenase. In addition, the elimination capacities (EC) and CO2 production rates of the microbial communities in the STRs were also assessed. This work revealed the extremely fast recovery of CH4 biodegradation activity ofmethanotrophs after a 5-days starvation period regardless of the previous history of themicrobial community. The fact that methane-oxidizing activity was not damaged underlong starvation periods suggested the high robustness of biofiltration for the treatmentof diluted CH4 emissions. PB Universidad de Valladolid. Escuela de Ingenieros Industriales. YR 2017 FD 2017 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23585 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23585 LA eng NO Grupo BIOENGIN (Bioingeniería Ambiental y Control de Calidad). 7th International Conference on Biotechniques for Air Pollution Control and Bioenergy (Biotechniques-2017). La Coruña: Universidad de La Coruña, 2017 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 16-abr-2024