Deterministically selected rare taxa drive changes in community composition in drinking water biological activated carbon filters
This study demonstrates that biofilter microbial communities undergo dynamic changes, with abundant early colonizers persisting steadily while rare taxa drive fluctuations in biomass through phases of growth and decay. Understanding these microbial dynamics and ecological interactions can inform engineering strategies to optimize biofilter performance, enhancing water treatment efficiency by targeting key microbial groups throughout filter maturation.
Authors
- Stephanie Connelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5261-2090)
- Marta Vignola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3457-5748)
- Cindy J. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4905-0730)
- Graeme Moore
- William T. Sloan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9450-7384)
- Caroline Gauchotte‐Lindsay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4970-5031)
- Umer Zeeshan Ijaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5780-8551)
- Jeanine Lenselink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5726-0132)
- Dominic Quinn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7581-7064)
Institutions
- Scottish Water (United Kingdom) (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-025-00820-4
- Primary Topic
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00