Research Article

Effect of Soil Types on Infiltration Pattern of Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia Coli From Hospital Wastewaters Into Surrounding Groundwater

Omowunmi Abosede Banjo1*, Olawale Olufemi Adelowo2, Stephen Oluwafemi Ariyo3, Obasola Ezekiel Fagade3
1 Department of Microbiology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria
2 Department of Earth sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria
3 Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: wunmibanjo65@gmail.com
Published: Jun, 2018
DOI: 10.67614/njm.2018.dyja65ji
Pages: 4199-4205

Abstract

This study investigated the vulnerability of six groundwater sources to contamination by Escherichia coli using Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) and standard Microbiological procedures. Hospital wastewater and groundwater samples were collected from five hospitals. VES was accomplished using Schlumberger electrode configuration. All and four of the wastewater and groundwater sources sampled were contaminated with E. coli. Bacterial isolates (n=118). Areas of lowest vulnerability to infiltration had clay overburden reflected by resistivity value of

Keywords

Escherichia coli Hospital wastewater Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Vertical electrical sounding

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How to Cite

Banjo, O. A., Adelowo, O. O., Ariyo, S. O., & Fagade, O. E. (2018). Effect of Soil Types on Infiltration Pattern of Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia Coli From Hospital Wastewaters Into Surrounding Groundwater. Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, 32(1), 4199-4205. https://doi.org/10.67614/njm.2018.dyja65ji

O. A. Banjo, O. O. Adelowo, S. O. Ariyo, and O. E. Fagade, "Effect of Soil Types on Infiltration Pattern of Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia Coli From Hospital Wastewaters Into Surrounding Groundwater," Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 4199-4205, June 2018. doi: 10.67614/njm.2018.dyja65ji

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