Sophia Hughes

Daily sampling reveals household-specific water microbiome signatures and shared antimicrobial resistomes in premise plumbing

Daily sampling reveals household-specific water microbiome signatures and shared antimicrobial resistomes in premise plumbing

Lautenschlager, K. et al. A microbiology-based multi-parametric approach towards assessing biological stability in drinking water distribution networks. Water Res. 47, 3015–3025 (2013). Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Hwang, C., Ling, F., Andersen, G. L., LeChevallier, M. W. & Liu, W.-T. Microbial community dynamics of an urban drinking water distribution system subjected to phases of chloramination…

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Scientists collect ‘microbial fingerprints’ found in household plumbing – The Source

Scientists collect ‘microbial fingerprints’ found in household plumbing – The Source

The plumbing systems in households can teem with generally harmless microbial life, but scientists have not had an opportunity to fully document the bacterial communities within people’s homes. The Safe Drinking Water Act requires monitoring by public water utilities, but those samples are taken outside property lines of individual households. Once inside a home, microbial…

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