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September 10, 2025Frontiers in MicrobiologyOpen Access

Mapping total microbial communities and waterborne pathogens in household drinking water in China by citizen science and metabarcoding

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XWXinyi WenCFChutong FangLHLihan Huang

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This study reveals microbial risks in tap water across China, highlighting citizen science and metabarcoding as effective monitoring tools.

Key Points

  • The study identifies diverse microbial communities in household tap water, underscoring public health risks.
  • Of the 50 samples collected, 22 showed significant DNA yields with many Amplicon Sequence Variants detected.
  • A citizen science approach successfully monitored microbial contamination, particularly after extreme weather events.
  • Post-typhoon samples revealed alarming increases of Escherichia coli, indicating essential monitoring needs.

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Wen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c240deb210217d6479ca08https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1609070
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