ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PATHOGENIC BACTERIA FROM DRINKING WATER IN SALAHDEEN PROVINCE BY USING MEMBRANE FILTER METHOD

Abstract

We isolate and identified pathogenic bacteria from samples of drinking water whichsupplied to the citizens in five different sectors in salahdeen pvovince : samara , al-dour, al-alam, alouja,and hammad shihab village . The duration of this study about five monthes from January up toJune 2008 . We use the technique of membarane filters because it was agood techuique and giveaccuriced results . in this technique the samples of water concentrate so there was an ability to isolatebacterial species which presented in these samples in any numbers , so we garntee that we haveaccuried results . inthis study we concentrate upon pathogenic bacteria which have bad influency onhealth especially acute dirrehae which transfered by water .we wisolate the bacterial species as below :Esherichia coli , Enterobacter aerogenes , Shigella sp , Salmonella sp , Klebsiella sp , Pseudomonussp , Aeromonus sp , and Vibrio cholera.