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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