_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: owhonka.aleruchi@ust.edu.ng, owhonka.aleruchi@gmail.com; Int. J. Path. Res., vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 27-34, 2023 International Journal of Pathogen Research Volume 12, Issue 3, Page 27-34, 2023; Article no.IJPR.98054 ISSN: 2582-3876 Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Bacteria Isolated from Stored Water in Some Residential Homes Okafor, Afam Chibuike a , Aleruchi, Owhonka b* , Robinson, Victor K b and Chinagorom, C. Chibunze b a Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Rivers State University, P.M.B. 5080, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. b Department of Microbiology, Rivers State University, P.M.B. 5080, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/IJPR/2023/v12i3227 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/98054 Received: 25/01/2023 Accepted: 27/03/2023 Published: 03/06/2023 ABSTRACT The right to water is a basic human right, but if the water is contaminated with microbes, it defeats the purpose of providing safe water and good health. Containers used to store water at home can be sources of microorganism. This study assesses the bacterial pollution of stored water in different homes and the antimicrobial pattern of the bacterial isolates. About 30 samples comprising of 15 storage water cans and 15 swabs from respective storage cans in 5 different homes were used in this study. Spread plate technique was used to enumerate the microbial distribution. Biochemical tests were also conducted to confirm the presence of microorganisms. The total heterotrophic bacterial count ranged between 1.4x10 6 to 1.55x10 7 CFU/ml, total coliform count ranged between 0.00 ×10 3 to 2.0×10 5 CFU/ml, total fungal count ranged between 1.0×10 3 to 8.0×10 4 CFU/ml. The nine bacterial isolates from water samples belonged to Staphylococcus sp, Micrococcus sp, Proteus sp, Bacillus sp, Klebsiella sp, Escherichia coli , Salmonella sp, Enterobacter sp, and Original Research Article