Isolation of E. Coli from Different School's Drinking Water

Dhanshree M. Ridhorkar

Abstract: Water is a vital element in each of our lives. Clean water is important to one's good health. Water is a natural resource and is essential to sustain life. Public and environmental health protection requires safe drinking water, which means that it must be free of pathogenic bacteria. Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. Here Out of 50 water samples, in 12 water samples E. coli were isolated. Microbiological water contamination is detected by microbial water quality indicator. These bacteria indicate feacal pollution and possible presence and ingestion of the other pathogens with polluted water. Waterborne diseases caused by the consumption of contaminated water can affect. a large number of people in a short time.

Keywords: contaminated water, Fecal pollution