functionalcompositionofbacterialcommunityindegradedredsoil[J].JiangsuAgriculturalSciences,2021,49(16):60-66.Performanceandmicrobialevolutionofm-xyleneco-metabolicbiodegradationinabiotricklingfilterLIUJia,DOUXiao-na,QIHong-yi,LUShao-jie,LIPing,LIJian(KeyLaboratoryofBeijingonRegionalAirPollutionControl,BeijingUniversityofTechnology,Beijing100124,China)Abstract:Toconstructaco-metabolicsystemandenhancethebiodegradationofm-xyleneinabiotricklingfilter,theinteractionbetweenm-xyleneandtolueneundervaryingmixingratioswasexplored.Theperformanceandmicrobialcommunitystructureandfunctionwereanalyzedinthisstudy.Theinletconcentrationoftoluenewasmaintainedatabout250mg/m3,andtheratiosoftolueneandm-xylenewere1∶1,1∶2,1∶4,and1∶6.Theresultsindicatedthatcomparedwiththeperformanceofsinglem-xyleneremoval,thebiodegradationwasimprovedwhentolueneandm-xyleneweremixedwiththeratiosof1∶1,1∶2,and1∶4,especiallywhentheradiowas1∶2,theremovalefficiency(RE)ofm-xylenewasincreasedfrom87.22%to96.61%,andbiodegradationwasinhibitedwhentheratiowas1:6.Thechangesinbiomassshowedthattoluenewasusedasagrowthsubstrate,providingcarbonandenergysourcesformicroorganisms,promotingthegrowthofmicroorganismsandtheformationofbiofilms,andthusstimulatingthegenerationofmicrobialco-metabolism.Intheprocessofco-metabolism,theabundanceofmicroorganismswasincreasedandthemicrobialdegradationabilitywasimproved.Inthewholebiodegradationprocess,bacteriaplayedanimportantroleandProteobacteriawerethemostdominantphylum,whichwascapableofefficientlyremovingm-xyleneandtoluene.Atthegenuslevelofbacteria,theabundanceofBurkholderiaandMycobacteriumincreasedduringco-metabolism,especiallyBurkholderiaincreasedfrom7.11%to21.94%.ThePICRUSt(PhylogeneticInvestigationofCommunitiesbyReconstructionofUnobservedStates)showedthatamongtheprimarymetabolicpathways,thefunctionalgenesofMetabolismaccountedformorethan50%andincreasedrapidlyduringtheco-metabolismprocess,rankingsecondwithagrowthrateof19.86%.Amongthese...