Bacterial populations in the groundwater on the US-Mexico border in El Paso County, Texas.
In El Paso County, Texas, 73 domestic wells were sampled using a variety of selective media to determine the extent of bacterial contamination of the groundwater on the US side of the United States-Mexico border. Thirteen wells were contaminated by fecal coliforms, whereas other wells contained a variety of bacterial genera including some potential pathogens that normally would not be detected by standard methods of water testing.
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Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso 79902-0581.
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D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016980:Aeromonas hydrophila / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001407:Bacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005618:Fresh Water; D008800:Mexico; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013781:Texas; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014876:Water Pollution; D014881:Water Supply