Using amplicon sequencing to characterize and monitor bacterial diversity in drinking water distribution systems

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 6463-6473

  Shaw, Jennifer L A ^a,c   Monis, Paul ^b   Weyrich, Laura ^a   Sawade, Emma ^b   Drikas, Mary ^b   Cooper, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; EFFICIENCY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); POTABLE WATER; RNA; WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL DIVERSITY; BACTERIAL SPECIES; BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY; CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUALITY MEASURES; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; WATER ASSESSMENT;

WATER TREATMENT;

DISINFECTION; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIALES; NITROSPIRA;

CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE; DRINKING WATER; RNA 16S; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

BACTERIUM; BIOTA; CLASSIFICATION; DISINFECTION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; NITRIFICATION; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PROCEDURES; RNA GENE; STANDARDS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA; BIOTA; CHLORAMINES; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; GENES, RRNA; METAGENOME; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; MICROBIOTA; NITRIFICATION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84945283473     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01297-15     Document Type: Article

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