Table 2.
Description of organisms employed in babies’ dummy studies.
| Organism | Number of isolates |
|---|---|
| Arcobacter butzlerei 26548 (veterinary) | 2 |
| Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni NCTC 11322 | 1 |
| Campylobacter spp. (veterinary) | 7 |
| Escherichia coli (NCTC 11954)) | 1 |
| Escherichia coli (NCTC 12241) | 1 |
| Haemophilus influenzae (NCTC 12699) | 1 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa (clinical) | 1 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa (environmental) | 12 |
| Salmonella typhimurium NCTC 12023 | 1 |
| Shigella flexneri NCTC 8192 | 1 |
| Staphylococcus aureus (mucoid) (clinical) | 1 |
| Staphylococcus aureus (NCTC 12981)) | 1 |
| Staphylococcus aureus (NCTC 11561) | 1 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae (NCTC 12977) | 1 |
| Yersinia enterocolitica (NCTC 10460) | 1 |
| Yersinia enterocolitica (human) | 9 |
| Yersinia enterocolitica (veterinary) | 4 |
| Yersinia frederiksenii (veterinary) | 1 |
|
Yersinia kristensenii (veterinary) |
1 |
| TOTAL | 48 |
All isolates were employed at an inoculum equating to a McFarland 0.5 standard.