ბორჯომის ხეობაში არსებული ბუნებრივი სასმელი წყაროების შემოწმება ფაგების შემცველობაზე

Microbiological analysis of water quality, with traditional bacteriological methods has it’s limitations, which clearly has been shown in cases, were enteric diseases were spread, in cases were water was considered bacteriologically suitable for drinking. Therefore, it is needed to find and use alternative indicators of fecal contamination. In the Borjomi valley, from five different locations, samples were collected, from natural nonmineral waters. They were examined on the presence of E.coli bacteriophages and were compared to the results of traditional bacteriological methods.