Microbial quality of well water from rural and urban households in Karnataka, India: A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay (Author), Shashidhar Vishwanath (Author), Vandana K. Eshwara (Author), Shamanth A. Shankaranarayana (Author), Afrin Sagir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the microbial quality of the well water used as a drinking source in urban and rural households. Methods: A total of 80 household well water samples were analyzed by the multiple fermentation tube method to determine the presumptive col...