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ABSTRACT
In many Nigerian towns, it is very common to farm fish, particularly catfish, and the waste from these fish ponds are frequently dumped into the nearby drains. Within the city of Benin, an evaluation of the bacteriological and physiochemical traits of freshwater fish ponds stocked with African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) was done by testing the efficacy of Fenton reagent in the removal of the Escherichia coli specie and antibiotic-resistant gene from the wastewater. Pour plate method was used to isolate the Escherichia coli from the wastewater samples, while the disc method was used to determine the bacterial isolate’s antibiotic susceptibility. The Escherichia coli load obtained from the treated samples and the untreated samples were not significantly different. The antibiotic susceptibility test showed several forms of antibiotic resistance (MAR). Given that the pathogen discovered was antibiotic-resistant, it may be inferred from this study that it is necessary to monitor the quality of wastewater from fish ponds before it is released into the environment. This study has socioeconomic value since it informs farmers about the necessity to cleanse their wastewater before discharging it into the receiving water body, although they can raise their fish in the ponds and earn a living that way.
