ReviewWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2021
The role of biofilm in the development and dissemination of ubiquitous pathogens in drinking water distribution systems: an overview of surveillance, outbreaks, and prevention.
Review in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Quantifying the Dynamics of Bacterial Biofilm Formation on the Surface of Soft Contact Lens Materials Using Digital Holographic Tomography to Advance Biofilm Research.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- The Role of Chlorine in the Formation and Development of Tap Water Biofilms under Different Flow Regimes.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Sodium dichloroisocyanurate: improving broiler health by reducing harmful microbial levels in the waterline.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
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- Microbial Degradation, Spectral analysis and Toxicological Assessment of Malachite Green Dye byMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Economic significance of biofilms: a multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral challenge.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2022Review
- Antibiotic Resistance in the Drinking Water: Old and New Strategies to Remove Antibiotics, Resistant Bacteria, and Resistance Genes.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
A variety of pathogenic microorganisms can survive in the drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) by forming stable biofilms and, thus, continually disseminating their population through the system's dynamic water bodies. The ingestion of the pathogen-contaminated water could trigger a broad spectrum of illnesses and well-being-related obstacles. These waterborne diseases are a significant concern for babies, pregnant women, and significantly low-immune individuals. This review highlights the recent advances in understanding the microbiological aspects of drinking water quality, biofilm formation and its dynamics, health issues caused by the emerging microbes in biofilm, and approaches for biofilm investigation its prevention and suppression in DWDS.
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