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 current interest in microalgae as a sustainable source of next generation biofuels and
other valuable substances is driving exploration of their use as unique biotechnological …

Flow cytometry (FCM) is a rapid, cultivation-independent tool to assess and evaluate
bacteriological quality and biological stability of water. Here we demonstrate that a stringent …

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

Measuring the microbial diversity in natural and engineered environments is important for
ecosystem characterization, ecosystem monitoring and hypothesis testing. Although the …

Abstract 20 years since the first report on the biofouling potential of chemicals used for scale
control, still, antiscalants with high bacterial growth potential are used in practice. Evaluating …

Availability of carbon/energy sources and temperature are the two environmental factors that
severely restrict heterotrophic growth in most ecosystems. DOC concentrations in ground …

Laboratory microcosm experiments using protists as model organisms have a long tradition
and are widely used to investigate general concepts in population biology, community …

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

Improved monitoring of potable water is essential if we are to achieve the UN Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG6: to make clean water and sanitation …