Table 2.
Average CE of Campylobacter spp. and fecal indicator bacteria estimated using qPCR
| Location | No. of sampling times | Sample period (2010) | Campylobacter spp. [CE/100 ml (SD)] | Bacteroidetes [103 CE/100 ml (SD)] | Enterococcus spp. [103 CE/100 ml (SD)] | E. coli [CE/100 ml (SD)] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overton | 3 | Jan.-15 Feb. | 348 (602) | 2,223 (1,552) | 122 (177) | 203 (352) |
| 8 | 1 Mar.-5 Apr. | 398 (906) | 913(2090) | 56(76) | 643(1531) | |
| 4 | 13 Apr.-24 May | 0a | 181 (159) | 6 (5) | 64 (110) | |
| Denman | 3 | Jan.-15 Feb. | 130 (226) | 609 (248) | 27 (24) | 56 (98) |
| 8 | 1 Mar.-5 Apr. | 2,384 (4,829) | 293 (335) | 1,577 (3,839) | 2,698 (6,137) | |
| 4 | 13 Apr.-24 May | 0 | 102 (136) | 8 (8) | 50 (86) | |
| Grand Island | 3 | Jan.-15 Feb. | 105 (181) | 252 (229) | 10 (12) | 0 |
| 8 | 1 Mar.-5 Apr. | 551 (580) | 197 (221) | 156 (200) | 1,401 (3,359) | |
| 4 | 13 Apr.-24 May | 0 | 74 (112) | 6 (8) | 51 (88) | |
| Sediment | 6 | 15 Mar.-5 Apr. | 46 (73) | 6 (8) | 49 (48) | 3,268 (7,899) |
| 3 | 13 Apr.-24 May | 0 | 3 (4) | 2 (2) | 0 |
a
0, below the detection limit.