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Screening of Coliform group of bacteria and waterborne pathogenic bacteria from ground- water samples from Vasai, Thane district

Rajesh C. Patil1 * , Devanshi Gohil1 , Ujwala Jadhav2 , Madhav V. Upadhye2 and Abhisek Mule1

1 Department of Microbiology, Bhavans College, Andheri, Mumbai, 400 058 India

2 Department of Life Sciences, University of Mumbai, Santacruz(E), Mumbai, 400 098 India

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.2.2.14

The present study was carried out to study the microbiological characteristics of ground water samples collected from wells and bore wells near Mumbai. Samples were screened for coliform bacteria and waterborne pathogenic bacteria. The results indicated that all the water samples are highly polluted and not potable.


Ground Water Quality; Coliform Bacteria; MPN; Waterborne Pathogens

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Patil R.C, Gohil D, Jadhav U, Upadhye M.V, Mule A. Screening of Coliform group of bacteria and waterborne pathogenic bacteria from ground- water samples from Vasai, Thane district. Curr World Environ 2007;2(2):187-192 DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.2.2.14

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Patil R.C, Gohil D, Jadhav U, Upadhye M.V, Mule A. Screening of Coliform group of bacteria and waterborne pathogenic bacteria from ground- water samples from Vasai, Thane district. Curr World Environ 2007;2(2):187-192. Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org?p=70/

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