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
Research Manager
Marty Allen
Contractor
Suez Water New Jersey Inc.
Microbes & Pathogens
Water Quality
Monitoring

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.