TABLE 4.
MPN estimates for the concentrations of M. ulcerans cells in IS2404 PCR-positive samples collected from the Frankston-Langwarrin and Phillip Island regions
| Site | Collection date (day/mo/yr) | Sample type | Amt of original sample analyzed per replicatea | Results
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| No. of positive tubes per dilution | MPN per 100 ml or 100 g (wet wt) of sampleb | ||||
| Langwarrin swamp, site B1 | 28/1/98 | Water | 150 ml (1) | 1 | 0.80 (0.19–3.37) |
| 75 ml (2) | 1 | ||||
| 10/2/98 | Water | 75 ml (3) | 1 | 0.43 (0.06–3.07) | |
| 28/1/98 | Detritus | 1.5 g (4) | 2 | 38 (10–154) | |
| 3/2/98 | Detritus | 1.5 g (2) | 1 | 30 (4–210) | |
| Phillip Island Golf Club | |||||
| Tank | 3/3/98 | Water | 150 ml (2) | 1 | 0.30 (0.04–2.13) |
| Pump shed | 3/3/98 | Water | 150 ml (3) | 1 | 0.21 (0.03–1.54) |
| Irrigation system | 24/3/98 | Water | 300 ml (4) | 3 | 0.50 (0.20–1.25) |
| 75 ml (4) | 2 | ||||
| Dam | 16/6/98 | Water | 75 ml (3) | 2 | 1.0 (0.25–4.22) |
| Dam | 3/3/98 | Detritus | 1.5 g (3) | 2 | 51 (12–211) |
a
The numbers in parentheses are numbers of replicates.
b
The numbers in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals.