title: Community shift of biofilms developed in a full-scale drinking water distribution system switching from different water sources.
abstract: The bacterial community of biofilms in drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) with various water sources has been rarely reported. In this research, biofilms were sampled at three points (A, B, and C) during the river water source phase (phase I), the interim period (phase II) and the reservoir water source phase (phase III), and the biofilm community was determined using the 454-pyrosequencing method. Results showed that microbial diversity declined in phase II but increased in phase III. The primary phylum was Proteobacteria during three phases, while the dominant class at points A and B was Betaproteobacteria (>49%) during all phases, but that changed to Holophagae in phase II (62.7%) and Actinobacteria in phase III (35.6%) for point C, which was closely related to its water quality. More remarkable community shift was found at the genus level. In addition, analysis results showed that water quality could significantly affect microbial diversity together, while the nutrient composition (e.g. C/N ration) of the water environment might determine the microbial community. Furthermore, Mycobacterium spp. and Pseudomonas spp. were detected in the biofilm, which should give rise to attention. This study revealed that water source switching produced substantial impact on the biofilm community.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Yangtze Aquatic Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China. Electronic address: 123lwyktz@tongji.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Weiying
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Yangtze Aquatic Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Junpeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Wenming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Yangtze Aquatic Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Bingzhi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria; D018441:Biofilms; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D011549:Pseudomonas; D014871:Water Microbiology; D060753:Water Quality; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water
keywords: 454-pyrosequencing; Biofilm; Community shift; Drinking water distribution system; Water sources