Table 4.
Number of strains (%) of the different Arcobacter spp. recovered by direct plating (DP) and postenrichment (PE).
| Species | Total recovered (%) | Only by DP (%) | Only by PE (%) | DP& PE (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. butzleri | 247 (58.3) | 102 (46.8) | 140 (74.1) | 5 (29.4) |
| A. cryaerophilus | 150 (35.4) | 109 (50.0) | 36 (19.0) | 5 (29.4) |
| A. thereius | 9 (2.1) | 2 (0.9) | 4 (2.1) | 3 (17.6) |
| A. skirrowii | 5 (1.2) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.6) | 1 (5.9) |
| A. defluvii | 8 (1.9) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (2.1) | 3 (17.6) |
| A. ellisii | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.9) | 0 | 0 |
| A. cloacae | 2 (0.5) | 0 | 2 (1.1) | 0 |
| A. nitrofigilis | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 0 |
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| 424 | 218 (51.4%) | 189 (44.6%) | 17 (4.0%) | |