Project 534

Fatty Acid Profiling and Its Applicability to the Drinking Water Industry for the Identification of Environmental Bacteria

$134,035
Completed
Principal Investigator
Louis Briganti
Project Manager
Martin J Allen
Contractor
Suez Water New Jersey Inc.
Microbes & Pathogens
Monitoring
Water Quality

Abstract

Evaluates a chemistry analytical method for the fatty acid profiling of bacteria isolates to identify, monitor, and understand changes in distribution system bacterial populations caused by water quality, treatment, and environmental factors. Enables reliable identification of microbes that are difficult to classify using conventional biochemical methods. Published in 1995.