Vector Potential of Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera: Blattidae) for Medically Important Bacteria at Food Handling Establishments in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Medically important bacteria identified from body of cockroaches ( batches) at the FHEs of Jimma town (May 1 to September 30, 2014), Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia.
Isolates
External
Gut
Both
Total
Number (%)
Number (%)
Number (%)
Number (%)
Klebsiella spp.
49 (43)
44 (38.6)
10 (8.8)
93 (40.8)
Enterobacter spp.
25 (21.9)
20 (17.5)
13 (11.4)
45 (19.7)
K. pneumonia
24 (21.1)
20 (17.5)
6 (5.3)
44 (19.3)
P. mirabilis
11 (9.6)
16 (14)
3 (2.6)
27 (11.8)
P. vulgaris
8 (7)
14 (12.3)
3 (2.6)
22 (9.6)
Citrobacter freundii
8 (7)
15 (13.2)
2 (1.75)
23 (10.1)
S. marcescens
9 (7.9)
6 (5.3)
2 (1.8)
15 (6.6)
Edwardsiella tarda
10 (8.8)
5 (4.4)
—
15 (6.6)
Citrobacter diversus
7 (6.1)
8 (7)
—
15 (6.6)
P. aeruginosa
10 (8.8)
—
—
10 (4.4)
Bacillus spp.
22 (19.3)
41 (36)
10 (8.8)
63 (27.6)
Coagulase negative staphylococci
25 (21.9)
37 (32.5)
7 (6.1)
62 (27.2)
B. subtilis
—
9 (7.9)
—
9 (3.9)
Total
208 (47)
235 (53)
56 (12.6)
443 (100)
: the number of similar isolates identified from each one of the surface and gut homogenates of individual batch of cockroaches.
