Faecal coliforms and faecal streptococci community in the underground water in an equatorial area in Cameroon (Central Africa): The importance of some environmental chemical factors

Water Research

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 3289-3297

  Nola, Moïse ^a   Njine, Thomas ^a   Djuikom, Euphrasie ^b   Foko, Victorine Sikati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Chemical factors; Faecal coliforms; Faecal streptococci; Springs; Wells

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; COLIFORM BACTERIA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PH EFFECTS;

MINERALIZATION;

GROUNDWATER;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORIDE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL WATER; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WELL WATER;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECAL COLIFORM; GROUNDWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTOPE; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING WATER; STREPTOCOCCUS; TIME; WATER ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036661592     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00024-6     Document Type: Article

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