Isolating and identification of Vibrio Fluvialis from the water of the Shatt al-Kufa in Al Najaf province

Among Iraq's historically documented rivers, the Euphrates is thought to be the longest. To join the Tigris at what is known as Shatt al-Arab, which empties into the Arabian Gulf, the Euphrates flows over Syria and Iraq. A variety of sources, including surface water from natural reservoirs, groundwater, and rainfall water, were used to provide the drinking water. The current study was done on many water samples taken from different places of shatt Al kufa in al najaf city to explore the degree of contamination by Vibrio fluvialis . bacteria of Vibrio fluvialis were detected in 75 samples taken from the water of the Shatt al-Kufa Which was diagnosed according to microscopic, cultural and biochemical examinations, as belonging to the Vibrio fluvialis bacteria that were isolated and identified from the water of the Shatt al-Kufa. Ten of the 75 surface water samples were found to be positive for V. fluvialis in this study, indicating a relatively high prevalence.