TABLE 3.
Sampling session | No. (%) of samples positive by genus-specific PCR |
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Aeromonas spp. | Campylobacter spp. | Klebsiella spp. | Legionella spp. | Pseudomonas spp. | Salmonella spp. | Shigella spp. | Yersinia spp. | |
1 | 4 (14) | 0 (0) | 11 (38) | 24 (83) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 11 (38) | 4 (14) |
2 | 7 (24) | 0 (0) | 22 (75) | 24 (83) | 12 (41) | 5 (17) | 4 (14) | 14 (48) |
3 | 2 (7) | 0 (0) | 7 (24) | 12 (41) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) | 3 (10) | 6 (21) |
4 | 5 (17) | 0 (0) | 14 (48) | 25 (86) | 1 (3) | 2 (7) | 13 (45) | 9 (31) |
Samples were obtained from a total of 29 rainwater tanks and at four sampling sessions (i.e., 116 total samples for analysis of bacteria genera).