Opportunistic pathogens and large microbial diversity detected in source-to-distribution drinking water of three remote communities in Northern Australia.

• Main Authors: Mirjam Kaestli (Author), Michelle O'Donnell (Author), Alea Rose (Author), Jessica R Webb (Author), Mark Mayo (Author), Bart J Currie (Author), Karen Gibb (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In the wet-dry tropics of Northern Australia, drinking water in remote communities is mostly sourced from bores accessing groundwater. Many aquifers contain naturally high levels of iron and some are shallow with surface water intrusion in the wet season. Therefore, environmental bacteria such as ir...