Phylogenetic assessment of heterotrophic bacteria from a water distribution system using 16S rDNA sequencing

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-335

  Tokajian, Sima T ^a   Hashwa, Fuad A ^a   Hancock, Ian C ^b   Zalloua, Pierre A ^c  

^a LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Biofilm; Intermittent water supply; Water column

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; DNA; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH HAZARDS; POTABLE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

16S RDNA; HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT (HPC); INTERMITTENT WATER SUPPLY; WATER COLUMN;

BACTERIA;

DRINKING WATER; RIBOSOME DNA;

BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DRINKING WATER; PHYLOGENETICS;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOFILM; DNA SEQUENCE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HETEROTROPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINGOMONADACEAE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGORITHMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; LEBANON; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEOBACTERIA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 23844488101     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-007     Document Type: Article

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