TABLE 3.

Correlations between enterococci (detected by culture methods and qPCR) and rainfall reported for 24 and 48 h and 1 week before sample collection^a

Method	Site	Value for indicated time before sample collection
		24 h			48 h			1 wk
		P	R2	DF	P	R2	DF	P	R2	DF
Culture	1	0.013	0.39	12	0.042	0.26	12	NC	NC	NC
	6	<0.0001	0.82	12	<0.0001	0.82	12	<0.0001	0.45	12
	7	0.024	0.33	12	0.023	0.33	12	0.0042	0.5	12
qPCR	1	NC	NC	NC	NC	NC	NC	NC	NC	NC
	6	<0.001	0.79	12	<0.0001	0.78	12	<0.0001	0.45	12
	7	<0.001	0.94	12	<0.0001	0.93	12	0.0089	0.42	12

^aEnterococci were not always correlated with specific rainfall events.

NC, not correlated.