The examination of presence of aeromonas in drinking water

In this study, the presence, frequency and antibiotic resistance patterns of Aeromonas strains isolated from 70 water samples were examined in Afyonkarahisar province. The sixteen examined of 70 samples (22,9%) were spring water and the fifty-four examined ones (77.14%) were tap water. As a selective medium, blood agar with Ampicillin was used for isolation. The identification of obtained isolates were done by two different ways; automatise system, Becton Dickhinson (BD) Phoneix?100 and Aerokey-II method. Aeromonas isolates resistance patterns were evaluated according to Clinical and Laboratory Standarts Institue (CLSI) criterias, 2006. In the six (8.57%) of the samples, Aeromonas strains were detected. According to Aerokey II method, the distribution of were as; 3 of (50%) A. hydrophila, 2 of (33.4%) A. caviae and one (16.6%) A. veronii biovar sobria. On the other hand, according to BD-Phoneix System data, the isolates distribution: one (14.28%) was A. hydrophila, 3 of (42.85%) were A. caviae, 2 of (28.57%) were A .sobria and one (14.28%) was A. veronii. In conclusion, considering the most of obtained Aeromonas isolates from spring water, we convince that this situation is a great risk in terms of public health.