| studies on faecal streptococci in the river tigris. | six hundred water samples collected from the river tigris at mosul city were investigated for faecal streptococci. human faecal streptococci were predominant, and animal faecal streptococci were also detected. eight species and varieties were identified, viz streptococcus faecalis, atypical streptococcus faecalis, streptococcus bovis, streptococcus equinus, streptococcus faecalis var. liquefaciens, streptococcus faecalis var. zymogenes, streptococcus durans and streptococcus faecium. the inciden ... | 1989 | 2739584 |
| a note on antibiotic resistance in the bacterial flora of raw sewage and sewage-polluted river tigris in mosul, iraq. | polluted water samples collected from the river tigris in the vicinity of a raw sewage outfall were examined for the incidence of antibiotic resistance among coliform bacteria on three occasions during 1983. eighty percent or more of the coliform bacteria were resistant to one or more antibiotics. at the same time, raw sewage samples were examined for the incidence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and escherichia coli, pseudomonas spp. and staphylococcus spp. were selected for sensitivity testi ... | 1985 | 3997692 |