Factors Affecting The Coliform Bacteria Count Are Well Understood

The coliform bacteria count refers to the number of the coliform bacteria colonies found in every 100ml of the water sample being tested. Different numbers of these colonies tend to suggest different levels of water contamination. However, given that the coliform bacteria comprise of three types of bacteria species namely the Fecal coliform, E. coli coliform and lastly the Total coliform, different valuations are assigned to each type. In our case, the Fecal bacteria is rated as the highest contamination agent of water. The reason here being that, the Fecal coliform is largely situated in the feces of humans and animals. This factor allows it to carry with it other pathogenic bacteria that may cause a lot of harm to other organisms. Such problems includes cholera outbreaks and so on.