%0 Journal Article
%T Bacteriological Quality of Alternative Water Sources in Bambui and Bambili Residential Areas, North-West Region, Cameroon
%A Nchang Chrysanthus
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 1
%N 5
%P 1-6
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2014
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1100649
%X <p class="MsoNormal">
	<span lang="EN-ZA">Bambui and Bambili residents collect water from different sources to
fulfill their daily needs. Varieties of microbes exist in water including
bacteria, algae, fungi, protozoa and viruses, where
they form a complex ecosystem whose dynamics are usually difficult to
comprehend. Those varieties of microbes play an important role for
contamination of water and results in various outbreaks of diseases and death.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the bacteriological quality of well and
spring water sources in a residential area dominated by students. A total of 18
well water samples were randomly collected and subjected to bacteriological
analysis; this is to trace the presence of pathogens indicators of faecal
contamination. Analysis revealed that seventeen (17) of the eighteen wells were
contaminated, with the open wells most contaminated, with some &gt;1100 CFU/ml
of water samples. <i>Klebsiella sp</i>. was
the most common bacterial species isolated in almost all the wells (but for 3
that showed no growth), while other bacteria included: <i>Enterobacter sp</i>., <i>Salmonella sp</i>.,<i> E</i>. <i>coli</i> and <i>Proteus mirabilis</i>. Generally,
results revealed that about 95% of well water samples tested are of low
microbiological quality and so do not fulfil requirements of WHO standards for
drinking water.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span>
</p>
%K Microbes
%K Drinking Water
%K Bambui and Bambili Residential Areas
%K Outbreak
%K Faecal Coliforms
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/3095708