Biofilm is a complex aggregation of microorganisms, principally bacteria, associated with their extracellular polymers, and surface attached. Many bacteria, mainly saprophytes, but also some oportunistic human pathogens, live in a water sypplying system. Depending on water quality and other factors, these bacteria are able to form biofilms. The formed biofilm is usually resistant to traditional supply system treating methods, including disinfection. The aim of this study is to make a contribution to the knowledge about bacteria Pseudomonas aeroginosa in biofilm structure. By understanding biofilms, wrong interpretation of microbiological results in water supply system samples analyses could be avoided.

Biofilm naturally occurs in many water distributive systems. The aim of the paper is to determine biofilm forming potential of bacteria isolated from tap water from Novi Sad. A colometric crystal violet microtitre plate test was used to determine bacterial potential to form biofilm. The results show that some isolates have a great potential to form biofilm, especially when grow on higher temperature and in the reach nutritive media.

Growing number of population require growing demand for water. In Sremska Mitrovica area geohydrology conditions of neogen sequence have properties of good collector for groundwater. Geological factors are such that atresian groundwater in Sremska Mitrovica area are divided in four hydrogeological zones. In all zones physical and chemical characteristics of groundwater comply with conditions for water supply.