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Table 1 The means of numbers of CFU/0.1 ml aliquots obtained in three different replicates using 30 ants

From: Monomorium ant is a carrier for pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria

Sample ID

Number of CFU/0.1 ml aliquots (mean ± SE)

Bacterial identification

(API 20 E)

 %

Indoor 1

(Al-Rowda)

7.0 ± 0.2 × 105

Shigella sonnei

24

5.0 ± 0.1 × 105

Acinetobacter lwoffii

20

4.0 ± 0.2 × 105

Morganella morganii

15

3.0 ± 0.1 × 105

Serratia marcescens

11

2.0 ± 0.0 × 105

Escherichia coli

11

2.0 ± 0.0 × 105

Yersinia enterocolitica

9

1.0 ± 0.0 × 105

Acinetobacter baumannii

6

1.0 ± 0.0 × 105

Salmonella choleraesuis

4

Indoor 2

(Bayan)

8.0 ± 0.2 × 105

Serratia marcescens

30

6.0 ± 0.2 × 105

Salmonella choleraesuis

25

4.0 ± 0.1 × 105

Escherichia coli

20

2.0 ± 0.1 × 105

Pantoea agglomerans

15

1.0 ± 0.0 × 105

Yersinia enterocolitica

5

1.0 ± 0.0 × 105

Acinetobacter baumannii

5

Outdoor 1

(Al-Rowda)

8.0 ± 0.2 × 105

Proticus mirabilis

40

6.0 ± 0.2 × 105

Serratia marcescens

25

4.0 ± 0.2 × 105

Acinetobacter lwoffii

20

4.0 ± 0.2 × 105

Pseudomonas luteola

15

Outdoor 2

(Bayan)

6.0 ± 0.2 × 105

Hafnia alvei

40

4.0 ± 0.2 × 105

Acinetobacter lwoffii

30

2.0 ± 0.1 × 105

Pantoea agglomerans

20

1.0 ± 0.2 × 105

Klebsiella ozaenae

10