Research Article

Comparative Metagenomic Analysis of Electrogenic Microbial Communities in Differentially Inoculated Swine Wastewater-Fed Microbial Fuel Cells

Table 1

Treatment-related characteristics of swine wastewater-fed microbial fuel cells.

SourceCOD (mg L−1)VFA (mg L−1)-N (mg L−1)-P (mg L−1)

SW inflow68241452365374
SS-inoculated MFC1684
(−75.3%)
222
(−84.8%)
286
(−21.6%)
365
(−2.4%)
IGBS-inoculated MFC2219
(−67.5%)
314
(−78.4%)
327
(−10.4%)
370
(−1.1%)

Results are means of measurements taken of two independently operating MFCs for both MFC types, both operating with 100 Ω external resistance sampled at 67 days following initiation of operations. Percent change in parentheses.