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FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
Volume 88, Issue 2, Pages 280-295Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12294
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16S rRNA gene V4 & V6 region; 18S rRNA gene V1 & V3 region; Acanthamoeba polyphaga; Legionella pneumophila; PVC; Copper
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- Alberta Innovates [201300490] Funding Source: researchfish
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Drinking water (DW) biofilm communities influence the survival of opportunistic pathogens, yet knowledge about the microbial composition of DW biofilms developed on common in-premise plumbing material is limited. Utilizing 16S and 18S rRNA gene pyrosequencing, this study characterized the microbial community structure within DW biofilms established on unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (uPVC) and copper (Cu) surfaces and the impact of introducing Legionella pneumophila (Lp) and Acanthamoeba polyphaga. Mature (>1year old) biofilms were developed before inoculation with sterilized DW (control, Con), Lp, or Lp and A.polyphaga (LpAp). Comparison of uPVC and Cu biofilms indicated significant differences between bacterial (P=0.001) and eukaryotic (P<0.01) members attributable to the unique presence of several family taxa: Burkholderiaceae, Characeae, Epistylidae, Goniomonadaceae, Paramoebidae, Plasmodiophoridae, Plectidae, Sphenomonadidae, and Toxariaceae within uPVC biofilms; and Enterobacteriaceae, Erythrobacteraceae, Methylophilaceae, Acanthamoebidae, and Chlamydomonadaceae within Cu biofilms. Introduction of Lp alone or with A.polyphaga had no effect on bacterial community profiles (P>0.05) but did affect eukaryotic members (uPVC, P<0.01; Cu, P=0.001). Thus, established DW biofilms host complex communities that may vary based on substratum matrix and maintain consistent bacterial communities despite introduction of Lp, an environmental pathogen.
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