In the study area of Gundaru river basin, more than 60% of the population is dependent on underground water for drinking purposes. Water sample was collected from the river basin and bacterial species were isolated, characterized and identified using 16S rRNA sequence analysis. Five species observed in the study were Salmonella species, Enterobacter species, Alcaligenes species and sequences were deposited in Genbank database. Results of analysis of surface water show it is highly polluted and unfit for consumption.
Microbial diversity, 16S rRNA sequencing, Phylogenetic tree
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