TABLE 3.
Percentage of E. coli isolates correctly classified into domestic, human, and wildlife source groups by the HFERP DNA fingerprinting method
| Source group | No. of DNA fingerprints | % (No.) correctly classifieda
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson | Jaccard | ||
| Domesticatedb | 855 | 83.2 (711) | 77.5 (663) |
| Human | 210 | 53.8 (113) | 45.2 (95) |
| Wildlifec | 312 | 71.4 (223) | 59.6 (186) |
| Petsd | 154 | 59.1 (91) | 44.8 (69) |
| Overall | 1,531 | 74.3 (1,138) | 66.2 (1,013) |
a
Done using Jackknife analysis with 1% optimization and maximum similarities with curve-based Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient and band-based Jaccard similarity calculations.
b
Domesticated group includes chickens, cows, goats, horses, pigs, sheep, and turkeys.
c
Wildlife group includes deer, ducks, and geese.
d
Pet group includes dogs and cats.