Abstract:
:To remove turbidity and minimize microbiological risks, rapid sand filtration is one of main drinking water treatment processes in the world. However, after a long-term operation, sand particles will be colonized by microorganisms which can remove biodegradable organic matters and nitrogen compounds. In this study, 16S rRNA gene clone library analysis was applied to characterize the microbial community in a full-scale biosand filter used for drinking water treatment. The results indicate that phylum Nitrospirae and class Alphaproteobacteria were the dominant bacterial groups in the biosand sample collected from the upper filter layer. The dominance of Sphingomonas species might pose a microbiological risk. This work could provide some new insights into microbial community in drinking water biofilter.
journal_name
J Environ Bioljournal_title
Journal of environmental biologyauthors
Feng S,Chen C,Wang Q,Yang Z,Zhang X,Xie Ssubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-04-01 00:00:00pages
321-4issue
2 Spec Noeissn
0254-8704issn
2394-0379journal_volume
34pub_type
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