The bacterial community from a cooling water system was investigated through culture-dependent and independent strategies, and the responses of planktonic and sessile bacteria (grown in glass slides and stainless-steel coupons) to antimicrobials of industrial and clinical use were assessed. The morphotypes with higher biofilm-forming potential were sp., sp., sp. and sp., and the first also exhibited lower susceptibility to all antibiotics and biocides tested. 16S rRNA high throughput sequencing indicated that Pseudomonadota (77.1% on average, sd 11.1%), Bacteroidota (8.4, sd 5.7%), and Planctomycetota (3.0, sd 1.3%) were the most abundant phyla. KEGG orthologs associated with antibiotics and biocide resistance were abundant in all samples. Although the minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations were generally higher for biofilms, morphotypes in planktonic form also showed high levels of resistance, which could be associated with biofilm cells passing into the planktonic phase. Overall, monochloramine was the most effective biocide.

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