title: Microbial community profile of a lead service line removed from a drinking water distribution system.
abstract: A corroded lead service line was removed from a drinking water distribution system, and the microbial community was profiled using 16S rRNA gene techniques. This is the first report of the characterization of a biofilm on the surface of a corroded lead drinking water service line. The majority of phylotypes have been linked to heavy-metal-contaminated environments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA. white.colin@epa.gov
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tancos
authors.forename: Darren A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lytle
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D018441:Biofilms / Q000145:classification*; D003343:Corrosion; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D000075322:Heavy Metal Poisoning; D007854:Lead; D059013:Microbial Consortia / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011041:Poisoning; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D007854:Lead