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Table 2 Percentage of bacterial isolates (other than E. coli) from water samples collected from different points (directly from pipe, narrow mouth and wide mouth containers)

From: Microbial contamination of water intended for milk container washing in smallholder dairy farming and milk retailing houses in southern Ethiopia

Microorganism

Total (n = 79)

Directly from pipe (n = 18)

Narrow (n = 46)

Wide (n = 15)

E. coli

39.2

5.6

43.5

66.7

Bacillus sp.

6.3

0

10.9

0

Citrobacter sp.

1.3

0

0

6.7

Enterobacter sp.

2.5

0

2.2

6.7

Klebsiella sp.

7.6

5.6

4.5

20.0

Micrococcus sp.

6.3

0

10.9

0

Pseudomonas sp.

6.3

11.1

4.4

6.7

Staphylococcus aureus

6.3

5.6

6.5

6.7

Staphylococcus epidermidis

13.9

5.6

10.9

33.3

Streptococcus sp.

1.3

0

2.2

0

  1. Narrow = narrow mouth container; wide = wide mouth container