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. 2023 Nov 1;10(1):e1310. doi: 10.1002/vms3.1310

TABLE 3.

Positivity to different bacteria in foundress queens (pool) and workers (pool) of V. orientalis trapped in Trieste during the spring (foundress queens) and summer (workers) 2022.

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION Queens (Spring) Workers (Summer)
Salmonella spp. negative negative
Listeria spp. negative negative
Enterococcus fecalis positive score 2.24 positive score 1.82
Lactococcus garvieae positive score 1.87 negative
Serratia marcescens negative positive score 2.02