تلوث نهر الكوفة بالبكتريا المعوية خلال أشهر الصيف (حزيران - تموز - آب) وعلاقتها بالصحة العامة

Abstract

From results of research. That the Kufa river was highly contaminated with enteric E. coli.The percentage of contamination are 100% the viable count of bacteria in samples are as high as 1180 × 10 cell/ 100 ml in june month then July then August. The resullts of biochemical tests apears that all isollats were from feaces source or from sewage water. The source of contamination is human activities during Summer seasons and favarabic environment for microbial growth. E.coli isolaly found in river was indicator that the river contaminated by enteric pathogenic bacteria and caused danger for community health in Kufa city.