Table 3.

Identification of bacterial pathogens isolated from water samples of Kalte River, Wolaita Sodo Town

S. No	Name of test	Response of E. coli	Response of Salmonella spp.	Response of Shigella spp.
1	Gram’s staining	Gram-negative, Rods	Gram-negative, Rods	Gram-negative Rods
2	Motility	Positive	Positive	Negative
3	Indole production	Positive	Negative	Negative
4	Sulfide production	Negative	Positive	Negative
5	Methyl red	Positive	Positive	Positive
6	Urease production	Negative	Negative	Negative
7	Citrate utilization	Negative	Positive	Negative
8	Catalase test	Positive	Positive	Positive
9	Coagulase test	Negative	Negative	Negative