Some aquatic insects and invertebrates as bioindicators for the evaluation of bacteriological pollution in El-Zomor and El-Mariotya canals, Giza, Egypt
Adham, F., Gabre, R., Ibrahim, I. (2009). Some aquatic insects and invertebrates as bioindicators for the evaluation of bacteriological pollution in El-Zomor and El-Mariotya canals, Giza, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2(1), 125-131. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2009.15506
Fatma K. Adham; Refaat M. Gabre; Ibrahim A. Ibrahim. "Some aquatic insects and invertebrates as bioindicators for the evaluation of bacteriological pollution in El-Zomor and El-Mariotya canals, Giza, Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 2, 1, 2009, 125-131. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2009.15506
Adham, F., Gabre, R., Ibrahim, I. (2009). 'Some aquatic insects and invertebrates as bioindicators for the evaluation of bacteriological pollution in El-Zomor and El-Mariotya canals, Giza, Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 2(1), pp. 125-131. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2009.15506
Adham, F., Gabre, R., Ibrahim, I. Some aquatic insects and invertebrates as bioindicators for the evaluation of bacteriological pollution in El-Zomor and El-Mariotya canals, Giza, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2009; 2(1): 125-131. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2009.15506

Some aquatic insects and invertebrates as bioindicators for the evaluation of bacteriological pollution in El-Zomor and El-Mariotya canals, Giza, Egypt

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology
Article 14, Volume 2, Issue 1, June 2009, Page 125-131  XML PDF (317.43 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2009.15506
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Authors
Fatma K. Adham1; Refaat M. Gabre1; Ibrahim A. Ibrahim2
1Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University
2Department of Zoology & Entomology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University
Abstract
Some aquatic insects and invertebrates were used for monitoring the effect of bacteriological pollution upon water quality during two years (October, 2001- August, 2003) at six sampling sites situated at El-Zomor and El-Mariotya canals (branches from the River Nile), Giza Governorate, Egypt. Results obtained revealed that 5 species of bacteria (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus faecium & Proteus mirabilis) were detected from water samples. K. pneumonia, S. faecium and P. mirabilis were not detected at IIIZ site and; S. faecium was not detected at IIZ sampling site. Meanwhile only two species (E. coli & E. faecalis) were detected in all El-Mariotya canal sampling sites. E. coli & E. faecalis showed high bacterial counts during summer months. The bacterial species isolated from aquatic insects belong to different orders mainly Diptera; Ephemeroptera and Odonata; however, there is no isolation of bacteria from aquatic invertebrate belonging to orders Cladocera & Cyclopoida. The 5 bacterial species that were detected in the water samples were isolated from the collected aquatic insects at IZ sampling site, while at IIZ sampling site 4 species (E. coli, K. pneumonia, E. faecalis & P. mirabilis) and only two species (E. coli & E. faecalis) at IIIZ sampling site. However, only 2 species of bacteria (E. coli & E. faecalis) were isolated from ElMariotya canal. It is clear that some aquatic stages of Diptera, Ephemeroptera and Odonata could be selected as bioindicator of water bacterial pollution.
Keywords
freshwater; Bioindicators; Bacteria – Pollution
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