Microbial community profile of a lead service line removed from a drinking water distribution system

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 5557-5561

  White, Colin ^a,c   Tancos, Matthew ^b   Lytle, Darren A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; PHYLOTYPES; SERVICE LINE;

GENES; MICROORGANISMS; RNA; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; RNA 16S;

BIOFILM; DRINKING WATER; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAVY METAL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CLASSIFICATION; CORROSION; GENETICS; INTOXICATION; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CORROSION; DRINKING WATER; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POISONING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79961059218     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02446-10     Document Type: Article

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