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Table 1 Prevalence of Enterobacteriaceae strains in Tilapia fish and water at four different aquacultures

From: Emergence of β-lactamase- and carbapenemase- producing Enterobacteriaceae at integrated fish farms

Source
(No. examined)
No. of Enterobacteriaceae-positive samples
Total E. coli ECC K. pneumoniae
Fish (105) 66 (63%) 45* 12 9
Fishpond water inlets (30) 15 (50%) 9* 4 2
Tap water (44) 33 (75%) 22* 6 5
Outlet water (26) 16 (62%) 12* 2 2
  1. * indicates a significant difference in the prevalence of E. coli from that of ECC and K. pneumoniae