Biology ETDs

Publication Date

9-20-1973

Abstract

A bacterial study of the water of the Rio Grande was conducted over a period of one year (1971-1972) to determine if Salmonella were present and to enumerate fecal coliforms and fecal streptococci. Water samples were collected from five sites in the Rio Grande between Isleta Pueblo and Bernardo, New Mexico. Of 80 river samples, 19 (23.8%) were found to contain Salmonella. A total of 16 serotypes of Salmonella enteritidis were isolated. Salmonella were most frequently isolated in July, August, and September. A seasonal pattern was observed in which the numbers of fecal coliforms and fecal streptococci, and Salmonella isolations were higher from April to October than from November to March.

Project Sponsors

Central Clearing House of Santa Fe, Mid-Rio Grande Conservancy District, The Environmental Improvement Agency

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Biology

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

UNM Biology Department

First Committee Member (Chair)

Eugene Weston Rypka

Second Committee Member

William Wayne Johnson

Third Committee Member

Larry Lumir Barton

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