Research Article

Impact of Some Ecological Factors on Fecal Contamination of Drinking Water by Diarrheagenic Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli in Zagazig City, Egypt

Table 2

Distribution of noncoliforms, coliforms, and E. coli among the three districts.

DistrictTotal number of samplesTotal isolatesNoncoliformsTotal coliformsE. coli
Number (%)Number (%)Number (%)Number (%)

First district9030 (33.3)10 (11.1)20 (22.2)9 (10.0)
Second district12038 (31.66)22 (18.3)16 (13.3)7 (5.83)
Third district906 (6.66)6 (6.66)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)

Total30074 (24.66)38 (12.66)36 (12.0)16 (5.33)