TABLE 2.
Serotype | No. of E. coli strains |
Total | |
---|---|---|---|
ESBL (n = 186) | Non-ESBL (n = 435) | ||
O25b | 12 | 34 | 46 |
Non-O25b | 174 | 401 | 575 |
Total | 186 | 435 | 621 |
Numbers of O25b and non-O25b serotypes in ESBL-producing E. coli (n = 186) and non-ESBL-producing E. coli (n = 435) are from the 621 E. coli strains isolated from river waters in southern Taiwan.