Diversity of bacteria and mycobacteria in biofilms of two urban drinking water distribution systems

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 261-270

  Liu, Ruyin ^a   Yu, Zhisheng ^a   Zhang, Hongxun ^a   Yang, Min ^b   Shi, Baoyou ^b   Liu, Xinchun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial diversity; Biofilm; Drinking water distribution systems; Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHLORIDE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DRINKING WATER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHINA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ARUPENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILMS; CHINA; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WATER SUPPLY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MASSILIA; METHYLOPHILUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ARUPENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; PLANOMICROBIUM; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84863279527     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W11-129     Document Type: Article

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