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Abstract
Water in its natural form contains number of microbes and particulate pollutants. Due to industrialization and other anthropogenic activities; the purity of water is critically threatened. Because of increasing relevance of these factors, the necessity of water analysis is felt desirable. An investigative study was carried out to determine the bacteriological and physical qualities of water samples. Comparative analysis of five samples of water supply were carried out with a view to determine the level of contamination of bacteria and fungi. The study involved five (5) water samples obtained from tap and well water situated at hostels in Ifite Awka, to ascertain the physicochemical property, presence and population of different bacterial and fungal groups influencing the quality of these water sources. The pour plate method was used to examine the water samples. Six genera of bacteria which include Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella spp, Shigella spp, Pseudomonas aerogienes and Enterobacter spp were isolated from the water samples. A genera of fungi was also isolated which is Candida albicans. Total bacteria count, total coliform count and total fungi count were also analysed on the water samples. Biochemical tests were also carried out which includes; catalase test, citrate utilization, motility, urease and gram-staining were carried out. It was concluded that not all tap and well water are safe for consumption and there is need to sensitize the public on the importance of maintaining clean and hygienic environmental conditions around the water to prevent contamination.
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Copyright © 2023 Agu Kingsley Chukwuebuka. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
