Rapid Isolation and identification of E. coli bacteria from drinking water

Abstract

Microbial quality of drinking water is commonly assessed on routine culture techniques which are time consuming and laborious. By the time the results are accessible, pathogenic organisms might have spread wide in the water distribution system causing severe life threatening diseases. Hence there is a major need of new methods to detect these constraints accurately in a substantially shorter period. In the present study we have been using Polymerase Chain Reaction as a tool to detect Escherichia coli (E.coli) due to its high sensitivity and specificity.