ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria from
the Family Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas sp.
and Aeromonas sp. in Waters Designated
for Drinking and Household Purposes
I. Gołaś, Z. Filipkowska, D. Lewandowska, I. Zmysłowska
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University of Warmia and Mazury, Department of Environmental Microbiology
0-957 Olsztyn-Kortowo, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2002;11(4):325-330
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ABSTRACT
This work describes bacteriological studies on the quantitative and qualitative composition of bacteria
from the family Enterobacteriaceae as well as numbers of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aeromonas hydrophila
in underground waters of the Omulewski Reservoir, a source of water for consumption. In
1994-1995 studies were carried out on 11 deep wells and 3 piezometric holes. Bacteria from the family
Enterobacteriaceae were found in amounts from a few to many colonies (cfu/100 ml), depending on the
sampling station and the method of land use (groups of wells). In the entire study period and usually in all
wells the following dominated: Citrobacter freundii, Ervinia herbicola, Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris, and
Serratia marcescens. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aeromonas hydrophila were present in small amounts in
the majority of water samples (from a few to several colonies) and only when large quantities of water were
collected (100 ml).