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. 2015 Aug 13;10(8):e0135402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135402

Table 1. Numbers of characterized ESBL-producing E. coli isolates per matrix and farm type.

Matrix Laying hens Broilers Total
Faeces and wastewater
Poultry faeces * 41 (4) 52 (6) 93
Rinse water from barns 1 21 22
Farm environment
Air 0 3 3
Dust 5 12 17
Faeces of other animals 4 13 17
Flies 7 7 14
Run-off gullies 0 17 17
Soil 38 24 62
Surface water 11 42 53
Total 107 191 298

* Indicated between brackets are the numbers of isolates that were not characterized using MLST.