Microbiological analysis of tube-well water in a rural area of Bangladesh
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Many tube-wells in Bangladesh are contaminated with zooplankton and bacteria and do not meet the drinking water standards of the World Health Organization. About 90% of the rural population of Bangladesh use these wells for their drinking water.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2001
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Seasonal cholera caused by Vibrio cholerae serogroups O1 and O139 in the coastal aquatic environment of Bangladesh
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A study of epidemiology and ecology of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 was carried out in two coastal areas, Bakerganj and Mathbaria, Bangladesh where cholera occurs seasonally. The results of bi-weekly clinical study employing culture methods, direct and enrichment culture, colony blot hybridization and direct fluorescent-antibody methods showed that cholera is endemic in both Bakerganj and Mathbaria and that V. cholerae O1, O139, and nonO1/nonO139 are autochthonous to aquatic environment.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2006
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A simple filtration method to remove plankton-associated Vibrio cholerae in raw water supplies in developing countries
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Filtering raw water with a nylon net or sari material removes 99% of the Vibrio cholerae cells attached to planktons. The filtration method is effective for V. cholerae cells of different serogroups, and environmental and clinical strains. It removes the O1 and O139 strains that cause cholera. Three folds of the filter material are necessary for effective filtration. The filter material can be freed from V. cholerae cells by exposing it to direct sunlight for two hours. The method is useful for preventing cholera epidemics in developing countries, especially during monsoons.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 1996
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