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Potable drinking water serve as an important pillar for primary prevention of diseases and it continues to be the foundation for the prevention and control of water borne diseases. This study aims to determine bacteriological analysis of five (5) brands of sachet water (A to E) in Maiduguri metropolis, using multiple tube fermentation method (most probable number) for enumeration of both total coliform count and fecal coliform count. Lauryl Tryptose Broth (LTB) along with fermentation tubes (Durham tubes) was used. The total bacterial counts for all the water samples were generally high exceeding the limit recommended by both Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and World Health Organization (WHO) (1.0 × 102cfu/ml), which is the standard limit of heterotrophic count for drinking water. Also, the sachet water found contaminates with pathogenic bacteria such as Klebsiella species, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas species and Enterobacter species. Therefore, appropriate treatment processes should, therefore be utilized for production of quality and safe packaged drinking waters.
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