Bacterial water quality and network hydraulic characteristics: A field study of a small, looped water distribution system using culture-independent molecular methods

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1220-1234

  Sekar, R ^a,b   Deines, P ^a,c   Machell, J ^a   Osborn, A M ^a,d   Biggs, C A ^a   Boxall, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b XI AN JIAOTONG LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Drinking water; Enumeration; Water age; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; ELECTROPHORESIS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIAL ABUNDANCE; BACTERIAL ASSEMBLAGES; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ENUMERATION; FIELD STUDIES; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTIC; HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS; NETWORK HYDRAULICS; WATER AGES;

POTABLE WATER;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROKINESIS; FIELDWORK; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER DEMAND; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; STANDARD; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84860834189     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05286.x     Document Type: Article

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