Open AccessMicrobial content of Yarmuk River and King Abdulla Canal waterways in Jordan
Author(s) -
Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz Ibrahim Khalil,
Ahmed Khalaf Soofi,
Ahmed K. Al-Delaimy
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of the egyptian public health association /journal of the egyptian public health association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2090-262X
pISSN - 0013-2446
DOI - 10.1097/01.epx.0000399162.88581.89
Subject(s) - fecal coliform , turbidity , veterinary medicine , water quality , salmonella , feces , algae , coliform bacteria , biology , contamination , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , bacteria , medicine , genetics
The aim of this study was to monitor the microbiological contamination of the water of Yarmuk River (YR) and King Abdulla Canal (KAC) in Jordan for 6 months (June-November 2000) for their aerobic plate count, total coliforms, fecal coliforms, fecal Streptococci, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, fungi, algae, and protozoa.