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.
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