Biological pathogen removal for drinking water

Funder	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Recipient Organization	Cranfield University
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Mar 31, 2021
End Date	Mar 31, 2024
Duration	1,096 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2514718`

Grant Description

This project will develop fundamental science about pathogen removal mechanisms within water treatment biofilms and seek to enhance or improve this process.

The project is a unique opportunity to study applied microbiology of drinking water biofilms and aims to: 1) Further develop a multi-parameter viability assessment of pathogen biodegradation with drinking water biofilms. 2) Determine the impact of different meiofauna on the pathogen biodegradation rates using pure culture ingestion experiments and assessed using image cytometry and RNA sequencing.