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. 2000 Sep;66(9):3698–3704. doi: 10.1128/aem.66.9.3698-3704.2000

TABLE 5.

Identification of isolate source from samples collected at repaired septic system

Indicator Source No. (%) of database isolates assigned to each source category
Human Bird Chicken Cow Dog Pig Raccoon Total
Fecal streptococcus Ditch 3 (3.1) 6 (6.3) 20 (20.8) 59 (61.5) 6 (6.3) 1 (1.0) 1 (1.0) 96 (100)
Storm drain 0 (0) 24 (25.5) 20 (21.3) 17 (18.1) 27 (28.7) 4 (4.3) 2 (2.1) 94 (100)
Cow 0 (0) 1 (2.2) 8 (18.2) 35 (79.6) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 44 (100)
Total 3 (1.3) 31 (13.2) 48 (20.5) 111 (47.5) 33 (14.1) 5 (2.1) 3 (1.3) 234 (100)
Fecal coliform Ditch 7 (14.6) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 41 (85.4) 48 (100)
Storm drain 3 (6.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 45 (93.7) 48 (100)
Cow 5 (5.3) 1 (1.1) 1 (1.1) 72 (75.8) 15 (15.8) 0 (0) 1 (1.1) 95 (100)
Total 15 (7.9) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.5) 72 (37.7) 15 (7.9) 0 (0) 87 (45.5) 191 (100)