Yijun Wei, Haiyan Wu, Xudong Zhang, Yongbing Liang, Danyang Shi, Lin Wang, Haibei Li, Hongling Yu, Dong Yang, Shuqing Zhou, Tianjiao Chen, Zhongwei Yang, Junwen Li, Min Jin
Chlorine-resistant bacteria (CRB) in drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) jeopardize water quality and pose a potential risk to human health. However, the specific response of CRB to chlorination and chloramination remains uncharacterized. Therefore, we analyzed 16 S rRNA sequencing data from water samples before and after chlorination and chloramination taken between January and December 2020. Proteobacteria and Firmicutes dominated all finished water samples. After chloramination, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Methylobacterium, Ralstonia, and Sphingomonas were the dominant CRB, whereas Ralstonia, Bacillus, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, and Enterococcus were prevalent after chlorination...
March 18, 2024: Journal of Hazardous Materials