ENUMERATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM SWIMMING POOL WATER OBTAINED FROM SELECTED HOTELS AND RECREATIONAL OUTLET IN OFFA METROPOLIS, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

Swimming pool water serves people in many beneficial ways and the risk of acquiring diseases from the contaminated pool water is as a result of pathogens excreted into the water by bathers among others. This study is aim at assessing the bacteriological quality of swimming pool water. Plate Counts methods and Most Probable Numbers technique were used to determine viable count, and total coliform and feacal coliform counts. Cultural and biochemical characterization were carried out on the isolates. Antibiotics susceptibility test was carried out on the Escherichia coli isolated from the swimming pool water samples obtained at the only recreational outlet studied with highest number of E. coli (4). Contamination of water from the studied swimming pool was as a result of the bathers as well as the inadequate treatment of the pool most especially the recreational outlet swimming pool. Adequate and prompt treatment of the swimming pool water should be encouraged. Pseudomonas sp was found to be more predominant with 31.6% followed by Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus sp, feacal Streptoccus and E. coli with percentage of occurrence 26.6%, 22.8%, 8.9% and 6.3% respectively. The least percentage of occurrence was observed in Klebsiella, sp with percentage of occurrence of 3.8%. Keyword: Swimming pool, Contaminations, Microbial Growth, Bathers.