Table 1 |
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Frequency distribution of the isolated coliform groups in water samples from Khamis Mushait Governorate, southwestern Saudi Arabia (February-June 2007) |
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Desalinated |
Surface water |
Wells |
TOTAL |
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Microorganism |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|
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Escherichia coli |
2 |
20.00 |
11 |
24.44 |
10 |
16.95 |
23 |
20.18 |
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Klebsiella species: |
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Kl. Pneumoniae |
2 |
20.00 |
3 |
6.67 |
8 |
13.56 |
13 |
11.40 |
|
Kl. Oxytoca |
1 |
10.00 |
2 |
4.44 |
4 |
6.78 |
7 |
6.14 |
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Enterobacter species: |
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E. cloacae |
1 |
10.00 |
8 |
17.78 |
11 |
18.64 |
20 |
17.54 |
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E. aerogens |
N|A |
N|A |
3 |
6.67 |
3 |
5.08 |
6 |
5.26 |
|
E. agglomerans |
N|A |
N|A |
4 |
8.88 |
3 |
5.08 |
7 |
6.14 |
|
E. gergoviae |
N|A |
N|A |
1 |
2.22 |
2 |
3.89 |
3 |
2.63 |
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Citrobacter species: |
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C. freundii |
1 |
10.00 |
3 |
6.67 |
6 |
10.16 |
10 |
8.77 |
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C. diversus |
N|A |
N|A |
5 |
11.11 |
3 |
5.08 |
8 |
7.02 |
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Proteus species: |
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P. vulgaris |
2 |
20.00 |
4 |
8.88 |
6 |
10.16 |
12 |
10.52 |
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P. mirabilis |
1 |
10.00 |
1 |
2.22 |
3 |
5.08 |
5 |
4.39 |
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TOTAL |
10 |
100.00 |
45 |
100.00 |
59 |
100.00 |
114 |
100.00 |
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N|A = Not detected. |
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Sh AlOtaibi International Journal of Health Geographics 2009 8:16 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-8-16 |
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