Biological treatment process is a typical ecosystem composed of bacteria, fungi, protozoa and small metazoa. However, the role of small metazoa in the purification process has been known only little compared to that protozoa in the biological treatment process. The present study, therefore, was performed to aim at elucidating the role of small metazoa on the purification in biological treatment process by examining their growth and purification characteristics. The purpose of this study was to make clear the interactions on growth between protozoa and small metazoa with mixed culture. In this study, Rotatoria such as
Philodina erythrophthalma (P), Oligochaeta such as
Aeolosoma hemprichi (A), Protozoa such as
Colpidium camphylum (C) and Bacteria such as
Acinetobacter calcoaceticusIAM 1517 were used as one the case of mixed culture. Results may be summerized as follows : (1) The growth of
P. eryhrophthalmaand
A. hemprichiwere decreased remarkably in case of inoculate P, A, C at the same time simultaneously. (2) Maximum number (Nmax) of
C. ramphylumat the logalistic growth phase of
P. erythrophthalmaand
A. hemprichi. (3) Specific growth rate and Nmax of
C. camphylumat the stationary phase of
P. erythrophthalmaand
A. hemprichi. (4) Growth abilities was enhanced in order of monoxenic culture (P system and A system), PA system, PAC system and PC or AC systems.
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