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. 2006 Sep;72(9):5915–5926. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02453-05

TABLE 3.

Bacterial indicators and bacteriophage densities

Tracera No. of samples % Positive samples Log10 CFU or PFU per 100 ml
P valueb
Minimum Maximum Mean SD Median
FC-H 110 100 5.43 8.26 6.94 0.55 6.94 <0.001
FC-A 111 100 3.90 10.24 7.43 0.94 7.39
FE-H 108 100 4.01 7.20 6.01 0.53 6.04 <0.001
FE-A 111 100 4.54 8.89 6.37 0.88 6.20
CL-H 110 100 3.56 6.96 5.05 0.66 5.07 0.160
CL-A 111 100 3.28 8.30 5.24 1.25 4.89
TBIF-H 56 100 <5.60 8.24 7.01 0.57 6.98 0.119
TBIF-A 56 98.2 <3.00 9.73 7.30 1.22 7.31
SFBIF-H 54 100 <5.00 8.15 6.40 0.59 6.41 <0.001
SFBIF-A 56 21.4 <3.00 9.00 <5.27 1.39 <5.08
SOMCPH-H 110 100 4.04 7.66 6.03 0.80 6.07 <0.001
SOMCPH-A 110 100 1.69 9.62 6.73 1.13 6.72
FRNAPH-H 110 99 <1.70 6.92 5.30 0.89 5.62 0.008
FRNAPH-A 110 80 <1.70 8.40 4.76 1.84 5.21
RYC2056-H 108 99 <1.70 5.53 3.99 0.81 4.14 <0.001
RYC2056-A 110 78.1 <1.70 5.96 3.50 1.27 3.53
BTHPH-H 73 98.6 <1.70 5.86 4.19 0.68 4.17 <0.001
BTHPH-A 71 7.0 <1.70 3.08 1.76 0.25 <1.70
a

Labels of tracers are shown in the list of variables in Table 2. H, samples of human origin; A, samples of animal origin.

b

Value of P from Student's t test.