title: Microbiological and chemical analysis of drinking water in southern India (with special consideration of Aeromonas species).
abstract: Analyses of drinking water taken from central and individual water supplies in Southern India (Idukki/Kerala) showed bacterial counts of 10(3)-10(6). E. coli were found in 11% and 28% of the samples. Aeromonads were identified more frequently than E. coli at 44% in central and 38% in individual water supplies. Due to this high rate of contamination, Aeromonas spp. must be considered as a possible cause of diarrhoea and other infections in this area.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene, University of Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mascher
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reinthaler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schuhmann
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Enayat
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sixl
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Klambauer
mesh_terms: D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards