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TableĀ 4 Percentage of antibiotic resistance enteropathogenic bacteria (NĀ =Ā 93) and MAR index, at impacted La Paz River basin sampling points

From: Impact of urban contamination of the La Paz River basin on thermotolerant coliform density and occurrence of multiple antibiotic resistant enteric pathogens in river water, irrigated soil and fresh vegetables

Sample

ā‰„1 (AR)a

ā‰„2 (AR)a

ā‰„3 (AR)a

MARb index

Water

76

45

36

0.21

Soil

79

50

29

0.20

Vegetable

85

69

46

0.27

All samples

78

50

37

0.21

  1. aPercentage of enteropathogenic bacteria, resistant to a number of antibiotics
  2. bMultiple antibiotic resistance index. Mean values of MAR Index were calculated for each type of sample (water, soil and vegetables) and across all samples