Table 2.
Bacterial resistance pattern to heavy metals.
| Group | Number of strains | Bacterial resistance (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cd | Hg | As | Cd-Hg | Cd-As | Hg-As | Cd-Hg-As | ||
| S. aureus | 18 | 2* (11.11)** | 7 (38.89) | 14 (77.78) | 0 (0) | 2 (11.11) | 4 (22.22) | 0 (0) |
| SCN | 18 | 8 (44.45) | 0 (0) | 18 (100) | 0 (0) | 8 (44.45) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| E. coli | 39 | 18 (46.15) | 10 (25.64) | 39 (100) | 6 (15.38) | 18 (46.15) | 10 (25.64) | 6 (15.38) |
| P. aeruginosa | 23 | 23 (100) | 19 (82.61) | 23 (100) | 19 (82.61) | 23 (100) | 19 (82.61) | 19 (82.61) |
| Total | 98 | 51 (52.04) | 36 (36.73) | 94 (95.92) | 25 (25.51) | 51 (52.04) | 33 (33.67) | 25 (25.51) |
*Number of evaluated strains for each compound.
**The prevalence of bacterial resistance rate (%).