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SUBMITTER: Handschuh H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5256958 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Handschuh Harald H Ryan Michael P MP O'Dwyer Jean J Adley Catherine C CC
PloS one 20170123 1
The aim of this study was to determine and identify bacteria inhabiting the supply chain of an airline's drinking water using phenotypic and 16S rDNA sequence-based analysis. Water samples (n = 184) were sourced from long-haul and short-haul aircraft, the airline water source and a water service vehicle. In total, 308 isolates were characterised and their identity determined, which produced 82 identified bacterial species belonging to eight classes: γ-Proteobacteria; β-Proteobacteria; α-Proteoba ...[more]