TY  - JOUR
T1  - Antibiotic Sensitivity Profile of Human Pathogenic Microbes from Different Water Sources in Akure Metropolis, Ondo State, Nigeria
AU - , A.K. Onifade AU - , R.M. Ilori 
JO  - Environmental Research Journal
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
SP  - 104
EP  - 106
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1994-5396
DO  - erj.2008.104.106
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=erj.2008.104.106
KW  - Pathogenic microbes
KW  -sensitivity
KW  -water
KW  -profile of human
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - The antibiotic sensitivity pattern of bacteria isolated from different water source in Akure metropolis was investigated <I>in vitro</I>. Water samples were collected aseptically from well, borehole and stream for microbiological analysis. <I>Escherichia coli, Aerobacter aerogenes </I>and <I>Alcaligene feacalis </I>were isolated from stream water while <I>Proteus vulgaris </I>and <I>Micrococcus luteus </I>were encountered from well water. Two different bacteria were also isolated from borehole water these include, <I>Proteus vulgaris </I>and <I>Bacillus cereus.</I> Oflaxacin was the most sensitive antibiotic because it showed the highest zone of inhibition against <I>Bacillus cereus.</I> In addition, all the bacteria were sensitive to it, but <I>Micrococcus luteus </I>was the least sensitive bacterium to Oflaxacin. Augmentin, Tetracycline, Amoxillin and Contrimoxazole have no effect on <I>Micrococcus luteus.</I> Stream water had the highest coliform count of  25/100 mL and a microbial load of  3.00×10<SUP>4</SUP> cfu mL <SUP>1</SUP>. This was followed by well water which gave coliform count of 13/100 mL and a microbial load of 1.62×10<SUP>4</SUP> cfu mL <SUP>1</SUP>. Borehole water gave the least coliform count of  5/100 mL and a microbial load of 0.31×10<SUP>4</SUP> cfu mL <SUP>1</SUP>.
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