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Drinking water treatment drastically modifies multi-kingdom water communities, but clinically relevant opportunistic bacterial pathogens persist

Controlling pathogenic microorganisms during water treatment processes is a major public health concern. However, the impact of different water sources and treatment processes on the drinking water microbiome and opportunistic bacterial pathogens remains poorly understood. Here, we report the analyses of two water systems: a river and groundwater source, and their corresponding treated waters,…

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