Drinking water utilities and researchers continue to rely on the century-old heterotrophic
plate counts (HPC) method for routine assessment of general microbiological water quality …

The study of the microbial ecology of drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) has
traditionally been based on culturing organisms from bulk water samples. The development …

The drinking water quality changes during the transport through distribution systems.
Domestic drinking water systems (DDWSs), which include the plumbing between the water …

Highlights•Highly diverse drinking water microbiomes comprise up to 40 phyla.•The
microbiome varies across phases (planktonic, biofilms, and loose deposits).•The …

Ensuring safe and effective water treatment, distribution, and reuse requires robust methods
for characterizing and monitoring waterborne microbes. Methods widely used today can be …

The general consensus is that the abundance of tap water bacteria is greatly influenced by
water purification and distribution. Those bacteria that are released from biofilm in the …

A drinking water distribution system (DWDS) is the final and essential step to supply safe
and high-quality drinking water to customers. Biological processes, such as biofilm formation …

A reverse osmosis (RO) process is often included in the treatment train to produce high
quality reuse water from treated effluent for potable purposes because of its high removal …

A variety of pathogenic microorganisms can survive in the drinking water distribution
systems (DWDS) by forming stable biofilms and, thus, continually disseminating their …

Abstract Changes in bacterial concentration and composition in drinking water during
distribution are often attributed to biological (in) stability. Here we assessed temporal …