Open AccessTemporal and Spatial Diversity of the Tap Water Microbiota in a Norwegian Hospital
Author(s) -
Knut Rudi,
Tone Tannæs,
Morten H. Vatn
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.01174-09
Subject(s) - colonization , tap water , norwegian , adaptation (eye) , biology , diversity (politics) , ecology , environmental science , neuroscience , linguistics , philosophy , environmental engineering , sociology , anthropology
We analyzed the temporal and spatial diversity of the microbiota in a low-usage and a high-usage hospital tap. We identified a tap-specific colonization pattern, with potential human pathogens being overrepresented in the low-usage tap. We propose that founder effects and local adaptation caused the tap-specific colonization patterns. Our conclusion is that tap-specific colonization represents a potential challenge for water safety.