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Microbial ecology of drinking water distribution systems.
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Control of microbial growth in drinking water distribution systems, often achieved through the addition of disinfectants, is essential to limiting waterborne illness, particularly in immunocompromised subpopulations.About:
This article is published in Current Opinion in Biotechnology.The article was published on 2006-06-01. It has received 427 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Microbial ecology & Microbial population biology.read more
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Application of carbon nanotube technology for removal of contaminants in drinking water: a review.
TL;DR: Based on the studied literature it appears that POU based CNT technology looks promising, that can possibly avoid difficulties of treating biological contaminants in conventional water treatment plants, and thereby remove the burden of maintaining the biostability of treated water in the distribution systems.
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A Review of Removal of Pollutants from Water/Wastewater Using Different Types of Nanomaterials
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the possible applications of the nanoparticles/fibers for the removal of pollutants from water/wastewater and made recommendations based on the current practices of nanotechnology applications in water industry for a stand-alone water purification unit for removing all types of contaminants from wastewater.
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Flow-cytometric total bacterial cell counts as a descriptive microbiological parameter for drinking water treatment processes.
Frederik Hammes,Michael Berney,Yingying Wang,Yingying Wang,Marius Vital,Marius Vital,Oliver Köster,Thomas Egli,Thomas Egli +8 more
TL;DR: It is shown that total cell concentration measured with FCM is a rapid, easy, sensitive and importantly, a descriptive parameter of several widely applied drinking water treatment processes.
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Prevalence of antibiotic resistance in drinking water treatment and distribution systems.
TL;DR: Elevated resistance to some antibiotics was observed during water treatment and in tap water, indicating that there was regrowth of bacteria in drinking water distribution systems.
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Metagenomic insights into chlorination effects on microbial antibiotic resistance in drinking water.
TL;DR: Investigation of chlorination effects on microbial antibiotic resistance in a drinking water treatment plant indicated that Proteobacteria were the main antibiotic resistant bacteria dominating in the drinking water and chlorine disinfection greatly affected microbial community structure, while prevalence of ARB and ARGs in chlorinated drinking water was highlighted.
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A characterization of DNA release in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultures and biofilms
Marie Allesen-Holm,Kim Bundvig Barken,Liang Yang,Mikkel Klausen,Jeremy S. Webb,Staffan Kjelleberg,Søren Molin,Michael Givskov,Tim Tolker-Nielsen +8 more
TL;DR: Experiments with P. aeruginosa strains indicated that the extracellular DNA is generated via a mechanism which is dependent on acyl homoserine lactone and Pseudomonas quinolone signalling, as well as on flagella and type IV pili.
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Detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in wastewater, surface water, and drinking water biofilms
TL;DR: Enterobacterial ampC resistance genes encoding beta-lactamase activities were amplified by PCR from wastewater, surface water and drinking water biofilms, indicating possible gene transfer to autochthonous drinking water bacteria.
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Biocorrosion: towards understanding interactions between biofilms and metals
Iwona B. Beech,Jan Sunner +1 more
TL;DR: This work has focused on the influence of biomineralization processes taking place on metallic surfaces and the impact of extracellular enzymes, active within the biofilm matrix, on electrochemical reactions at theBiofilm-metal interface.
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Microbiological safety of drinking water.
TL;DR: To perform a risk analysis for the pathogens in drinking water, it is necessary to understand the ecology of these organisms, including newly-recognized pathogens from fecal sources and pathogens that are able to grow in water distribution systems.
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Examination and characterization of distribution system biofilms.
TL;DR: Investigations concerning the role of distribution system biofilms on water quality were conducted at a drinking water utility in New Jersey, which experienced long-term bacteriological problems in the distribution system, while treatment plant effluents were uniformly negative for coliform bacteria.