@article{fdi:010060546, title = {{M}icrobial monitoring by molecular tools of an upflow anaerobic filter treating abattoir wastewaters}, author = {{G}announ, {H}. and {K}helifi, {E}. and {O}mri, {I}. and {J}abari, {L}. and {F}ardeau, {M}arie-{L}aure and {B}ouallagui, {H}. and {G}odon, {J}. {J}. and {H}amdi, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he performance of anaerobic digestion of abattoir wastewaters ({AW}) in an upflow anaerobic filter ({UAF}) was investigated under mesophilic (37 degrees {C}) and thermophilic (55 degrees {C}) conditions. {T}he effects of increasing temperature on the performance of the {UAF} and on the dynamics of the microbial community of the anaerobic sludge were studied. {T}he results showed that chemical oxygen demand ({COD}) removal efficiency of 90% was achieved for organic loading rates ({OLR}s) up to 4.5 g {COD} {L}-1 d(-1) in mesophilic conditions, while in thermophilic conditions, the highest {OLR}s of 9 g {COD} {L}-1 d(-1) led to the efficiency of 72%. {T}he use of molecular and microbiological methods to recover microbial populations involved in this process showed that fermentative bacteria were the prominent members of the sludge microbial community. {T}hree novel strains were identified as {M}acellibacteroides fermentans, {D}esulfotomaculum peckii and {D}efluviitalea saccharophila.}, keywords = {{A}naerobic digestion ; {A}battoir wastewater ; {M}esophilic ; {T}hermophilic ; {M}icrobial diversity}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{B}ioresource {T}echnology}, volume = {142}, numero = {}, pages = {269--277}, ISSN = {0960-8524}, year = {2013}, DOI = {10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.036}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060546}, }