keywords: Abattoir, antibiogram, fecal coliform, Ikpobariver, surface water
The microbiological and physicochemical qualities of surface water collected from Ikpobariver at different points were evaluated using standard procedures. The samples were collected into sterile 4 liter plastic containers once monthly from May 2015 to February, 2016. The mean heterotrophic bacterial and fungal counts for the surface water samples varied from