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. 2003 Mar;69(3):1556–1563. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.3.1556-1563.2003

TABLE 6.

Spearman correlation coefficients between potential indicators

Indicator Correlation coefficient (significancea)
F-RNA phages Phages of B. fragilis E. coli Temp
Somatic coliphages 0.527 (<0.001*) 0.091 (<0.001*) 0.401 (<0.001*) −0.485 (<0.001*)
F-RNA phages 0.340 (<0.001*) 0.447 (<0.001*) −0.316 (<0.001*)
Phages of B. fragilis 0.249 (<0.001*) −0.190 (0.001)
E. coli −0.252 (<0.001*)
a

Asterisks indicate significant values showing dependence between potential indicators.