In drinking water distribution systems (DWDS), biofilms are the predominant mode of
microbial growth, with the presence of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) protecting …

The microbiological quality of drinking water in municipal water distribution systems (WDS)
depends on several factors. Free residual chlorine and/or chloramines are typically used to …

Wastewater Microbiology focuses on microbial contaminants found in wastewater, methods
of detection for these contaminants, and methods of cleansing water of microbial …

Biological stability of drinking water implies that the concentration of bacterial cells and
composition of the microbial community should not change during distribution. In this study …

The aim of this study was to isolate and identify environmental bacteria from various raw
water sources as well as the drinking water distributions system in Mafikeng, South Africa …

Heterotrophic plate counts (HPCs) are commonly used to assess the general
microbiological quality of drinking water. Drinking water quality specifications worldwide …

Flow cytometry (FCM) as a diagnostic tool for enumeration and characterization of
microorganisms is rapidly gaining popularity and is increasingly applied in the water …

Biological stability refers to the inability of drinking water to support microbial growth. This
phenomenon was studied in a full-scale drinking water treatment and distribution system of …

Raw wastewater is a potential carrier of pathogenic microorganisms and may pose a health
risk when pathogenic microorganisms become aerosolized during aeration. Two different …

Bacterial regrowth was investigated over a 15-month period in distribution systems (DSs) of
Durham and Raleigh in North Carolina. These two water utilities were chosen because they …