African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5254

Full Length Research Paper

Microbiological assessment of drinking water with reference to diarrheagenic bacterial pathogens in Shashemane Rural District, Ethiopia

Edessa Negera*
  • Edessa Negera*
  • Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Jimma Road, P.O. Box 1005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Geritu Nuro
  • Geritu Nuro
  • Department of Biology, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Mulugeta Kebede
  • Mulugeta Kebede
  • Department of Biology, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 01 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 06 January 2017
  •  Published: 14 February 2017

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