S ummary . Various workers have suggested that there are marked regional variations in the distribution of intestinal bacteria used as indicators of pollution in water supplies. This paper presents the results of investigations into the distribution of some intestinal indicators (coliforms, Escherichia coli , faecal streptococci and anaerobic lactobacilli) in water sources in the United Kingdom and in Kenya. The surveys showed that the differences in distribution were not significant except for some coliforms ( Citrobacter and Klebsiella spp.), but that survival subsequent to excretion was affected by ambient temperature.
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