African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5238

Full Length Research Paper

Quality assessment of bacterial load present in drinking water in Woreta town, Ethiopia

Kindu Alem
  • Kindu Alem
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Computational Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 27 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 03 February 2020
  •  Published: 30 September 2020

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