Monochloramine induces release of DNA and RNA from bacterial cells: quantification, sequencing analyses, and implications

• Main Authors: Bairoliya, Sakcham, Goel, Apoorva, Mukherjee, Manisha, Koh, Jonas Zhi Xiang, Cao, Bin
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Monochloramine; Extracellular DNA
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164606
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Monochloramine (MCA) is a widely used secondary disinfectant to suppress microbial growth in drinking water distribution systems. In monochloraminated drinking water, a significant amount of extracellular DNA (eDNA) has been reported, which has many implications ranging from obscuring DNA-based drin...