Journal of
Microbiology and Antimicrobials

  • Abbreviation: J. Microbiol. Antimicrob.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2308
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 168

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of bacteriological contaminants of some vegetables irrigated with Awash River water in selected farms around Adama town, Ethiopia

Girmaye Benti*
  • Girmaye Benti*
  • Department of Biology, Dilla University College of Natural and Computational Science, P. O. Box-419 Dilla, Ethiopia.
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Ameha Kebede
  • Ameha Kebede
  • Department of Biology, Haramaya University College of Natural and Computational Science, P. O. Box-138 Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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Sissay Menkir
  • Sissay Menkir
  • Department of Biology, Haramaya University College of Natural and Computational Science, P. O. Box-138 Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Accepted: 29 January 2014
  •  Published: 28 February 2014

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