A culture-dependent and metagenomic approach of household drinking water from the source to point of use in a developing country.

ABSTRACT: Rural households in developing countries rely on communal water supplies and household water frequently becomes contaminated following its collection, transportation and during its storage. Using culture-dependent and -independent techniques, we examined the changes in microbial water quality between communal tap water and household water storage in a rural area of Cameroon, Africa. The culturable fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) were used to assess the potential health risks associated with different household water storage conditions (e.g., type of container and open vs. closed container) and interventions (e.g., water storage days, cleaned on the last day of use, and hygiene practices). Only the amount of days the water was stored significantly differed (p-value < 0.05), which showed that

SUBMITTER: Bae S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549904 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature