Assessment of bacteriological quality of borehole water in Wamakko local government, Sokoto state, Nigeria
I., B., A.S., A., H.S., Y., D., M., I., N., A.A., A., R.O., A. (2018). Assessment of bacteriological quality of borehole water in Wamakko local government, Sokoto state, Nigeria. EKB Journal Management System, 2(6), 175-184. doi: 10.21608/NRMJ.2018.22710
Bashir I.; Adam A.S.; Yahaya H.S.; Makeri D.; Ntulume I.; Aliero A.A.; Afolabi R.O.. "Assessment of bacteriological quality of borehole water in Wamakko local government, Sokoto state, Nigeria". EKB Journal Management System, 2, 6, 2018, 175-184. doi: 10.21608/NRMJ.2018.22710
I., B., A.S., A., H.S., Y., D., M., I., N., A.A., A., R.O., A. (2018). 'Assessment of bacteriological quality of borehole water in Wamakko local government, Sokoto state, Nigeria', EKB Journal Management System, 2(6), pp. 175-184. doi: 10.21608/NRMJ.2018.22710
I., B., A.S., A., H.S., Y., D., M., I., N., A.A., A., R.O., A. Assessment of bacteriological quality of borehole water in Wamakko local government, Sokoto state, Nigeria. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 2(6): 175-184. doi: 10.21608/NRMJ.2018.22710

Assessment of bacteriological quality of borehole water in Wamakko local government, Sokoto state, Nigeria

Novel Research in Microbiology Journal
Volume 2, Issue 6, November and December 2018, Page 175-184  XML PDF (258.59 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/NRMJ.2018.22710
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Authors
Bashir I.1; Adam A.S. email orcid 2; Yahaya H.S.3; Makeri D.4; Ntulume I.2; Aliero A.A.orcid 5; Afolabi R.O.6
1Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria
2Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
3Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria
4School of Allied Health, Department of Public Health, Kampala International University-Western Campus, Uganda
5Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Kebbi State, Nigeria
6Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeakuta, Nigeria
Abstract
The increase in human populations together with their daily activities continues to have great influence on the quality of borehole water in Nigeria. In the current study, the major source of drinking water within Arkilla which is the one of the most growing community in Wamakko local government area of Sokoto state, were analyzed bacteriologically to ascertain their portability. A total of three water samples were collected from available boreholes within the major sites of Arkilla area namely; Arkilla layout, Arkilla federal low cost and Arkilla state low cost. They were analyzed for the total bacterial, coliform and faecal coliform counts using the standard plate count and most probable number (MPN) assays. Obtained results were compared with (WHO) standards for drinking water sources. The mean total bacterial count ranged from 5.4 ×104 to 3.7 ×106 cells/ ml, whereas, the total coliform counts of the water samples ranged from 12 -16 MPN/100 ml. The faecal coliform count ranged from 0-1 MPN/100 ml. General bacterial genera encountered were Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp. and Enterobacter spp. The bacterial load recovered from the studied borehole water samples were above the WHO standard for bacterial loads, and coliform content. Therefore, current results suggest that some of the borehole waters in Wamakko local government area, Nigeria; were not safe for drinking.                                                                                                                                       
Keywords
Bacteriological quality; borehole water; standard plate count; most probable number assay; Wamakko government; Nigeria
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