A microbiology-based multi-parametric approach towards assessing biological stability in drinking water distribution networks

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3015-3025

  Lautenschlager, Karin ^a,b   Hwang, Chiachi ^c   Liu, Wen Tso ^c   Boon, Nico ^d   Köster, Oliver ^e   Vrouwenvelder, Hans ^f,g   Egli, Thomas ^a,b   Hammes, Frederik ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e Water Utility of Zurich (WVZ)   (Switzerland)

^f KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^g DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AOC; ATP; BDOC; Biological stability; CFU; DGGE; FCM; Flow cytometry; HPC; Microbial community composition; OTU; Pyrosequencing; TOC

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LOCATION; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC CARBON; POTABLE WATER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SYSTEM STABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

BDOC; BIOLOGICAL STABILITY; DGGE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PYROSEQUENCING;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DRINKING WATER;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RESERVOIR; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY; WATER RETENTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COMAMONADACEAE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

SWITZERLAND; ZURICH [SWITZERLAND];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COMAMONADACEAE;

EID: 84876736576     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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