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Table 1 Mean bacterial counts (log CFU/ml or CFU/100 ml) of drinking water samples of different sources (n = 90) at Serbo town and its surroundings, 2012

From: Physico-chemical and bacteriological quality of drinking water of different sources, Jimma zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Parameters

Water sample sources

Tap water

Protected wells

Unprotected wells

Protected springs

Unprotected springs

AMB (log CFU/ml)

Mean

3.05

3.53

4.39

4.03

5.25

SD

3.12

3.72

4.55

4.20

5.84

%CV

117.51

157.77

142.74

149.26

111.25

Enterobacteriaceae (log CFU/ml)

Mean

2.59

3.50

4.06

3.61

4.38

SD

2.65

3.59

4.01

3.68

4.63

%CV

113.96

123.25

89.29

116.13

105.69

ASF (log CFU/ml)

Mean

2.82

2.88

2.63

3.24

3.60

SD

0.31

2.99

2.73

3.16

3.49

%CV

11.00

128.28

125.42

84.51

97.00

TC (CFU/100 ml)

Mean

9.67

33.00

424.89

30.60

307.06

SD

12.93

46.95

532.90

49.56

288.25

%CV

133.72

142.26

125.42

161.98

9.92

FC (CFU/100 ml)

Mean

0.53

6.00

93.33

3.40

105.93

SD

0.83

6.64

106.55

4.82

94.92

%CV

156.34

110.73

114.16

141.84

97.65

  1. ASF aerobic spore formers, TC total coliform, FC fecal coliforms, SD standard deviation %CV percent of coefficient of variation