Temporal variability of bacterial diversity in a chlorinated drinking water distribution system

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 786-795

  McCoy, Stacia T ^a   Vanbriesen, Jeanne M ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Chlorine; Drinking water; Public health; Water distribution systems; Water quality

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; BACTERIAL DIVERSITY; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BULK WATER; CHLORINATED DRINKING WATERS; CHLORINE DOSING; CLASS DISTRIBUTIONS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESES (DGGE); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; MOLECULAR METHODS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PIPE BREAK; PITTSBURGH; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL SHIFTS; TEMPERATURE SHIFT; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; WATER SAMPLES;

BACTERIA; CHLORINE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RNA; WATER QUALITY;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

BACTERIUM; CHLORINATION; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROKINESIS; GEL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; PITTSBURG COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84868547342     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000539     Document Type: Article

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