A bacteriological profile of bottled water sold in Bangladesh.

Four different brands of bottled water had counts of aerobic bacteria ranging from 10(3) to 10(6) colony forming units/100 ml. Pathogens isolated includedPseudomonas (in all brands),Alcaligenes andEscherichia coli (each in three brands), andKlebsiella, Enterobacter andShigella (each in two brands). All four brands were judged to be unsatisfactory by accepted health standards.