Continuing a theme from a recent post on Microbial ecology and drinking water biofiltration, two papers below are well worth a look. They are on linked topics and are published in conference proceedings, with full papers on the way: so a thought-provoking taster for what is to come.
Prof Cindy Smith of the University of Glasgow said: “Together these papers combine modelling, ecological theory and experimental studies to further our understanding of opportunistic pathogens within drinking water distribution system biofilms and ultimately use this understanding to inform effective management and maintain public health”.
While EBNet can’t claim any credit for supporting this research, we are delighted to see that most of the co-authors are Network members, and in several cases have presented earlier work at our Early Career Researcher conferences. For more on this fascinating and important area, see also the Water Biofilms WG, led by Dr Francis Hassard of Cranfield University.
Microbial Ecology in Engineered Systems: Predicting the Dynamics Behaviour of Drinking Water Biofilms. Bhandari, D.S., Quinn, D., You, S., Smith, C., Sloan, W.T. and Boxall, J., 2025. CCWI 2025 – 21st Computing & Control for the Water Industry Conference, Sheffield, UK
Pseudomonas aeruginosa interactions with drinking water biofilm after an acute spike in annular bioreactors—attachment, persistence, release, and reattachment. Quinn, D., Tsagkari, E., Bhandari, D.S., Fish, K., You, S., Sloan, W.T., Boxall, J. and Smith, C.J., 2024. Engineering Proceedings, 69(1), p.148.