TABLE 3. Frequency of isolation and mean log of colony forming unit per milliliter (cfu/mL) for the Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonadaceae, Moraxellaceae and Xanthomonadaceae species on the tongue dorsum of the 100 volunteers.
| Species | Frequency of Isolation | Mean log of cfu/mL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | ||
| Enterobacter cloacae | 14 | 22.3 | 2.50 |
| Pasteurella pneumotropica/haemolytica | 9 | 14.3 | 4.14 |
| Pantoea spp. 1 | 6 | 9.5 | 3.18 |
| Chryseomonas luteola | 6 | 9.5 | 3.79 |
| Flavimonas oryzihabitans | 3 | 4.7 | 3.46 |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 3 | 4.7 | 2.69 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae rhinoscleromatis | 3 | 4.7 | 3.90 |
| Shigella spp. | 3 | 4.7 | 4.19 |
| Pantoea spp. 2 | 2 | 3.2 | 1.54 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 | 3.2 | 4.93 |
| Yersinia enterocolitica | 2 | 3.2 | 4.08 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumoniae | 2 | 3.2 | 2.84 |
| Acinetobacter baumannii/calcoaceticus * | 1 | 1.6 | 1.00 |
| Enterobacter cancerogenus | 1 | 1.6 | 2.55 |
| Klebsiella ornithinolytica | 1 | 1.6 | 2.50 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae ozaenae | 1 | 1.6 | 3.20 |
| Pseudomonas fluorescens/putida | 1 | 1.6 | 2.85 |
| Serratia marcescens | 1 | 1.6 | 1.60 |
| Serratia plymuthica | 1 | 1.6 | 1.60 |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia ** | 1 | 1.6 | 2.14 |
| Total | 63 | 100 | 2.93 |
*
Moraxellaceae family
**
Xanthomonadaceae family.