Unraveling bacterial and eukaryotic communities in secondary water supply systems: Dynamics, assembly, and health implications

•SWSS eukaryotes mainly include protists and metazoa, with low abundance of amoebae.•Eukaryotes display higher variations than bacteria during water transportation.•Distinct ecological processes govern bacterial and eukaryotic community assembly.•Tank biofilm emerged as an important source of eukary...

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