Bacterial water quality and network hydraulic characteristics: a field study of a small, looped water distribution system using culture‐independent molecular methods

Aims:  To determine the spatial and temporal variability in the abundance, structure and composition of planktonic bacterial assemblages sampled from a small, looped water distribution system and to interpret results with respect to hydraulic conditions.

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