Frequency of Detection of <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Salmonella</i> spp., and <i>Campylobacter</i> spp. in the Faeces of Wild Rats (<i>Rattus</i> spp.) in Trinidad and Tobago

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Characteristic</td><td align="center">Number of samples tested</td><td align="center">Number (%) of positive samples</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Mucoid</td><td align="center">171</td><td align="center">25 (14.6)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Haemolytic</td><td align="center">171</td><td align="center">0 (0.0)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Nonsorbitol fermenters</td><td align="center">171</td><td align="center">19 (11.1)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">O157 serotype</td><td align="center">171</td><td align="center">0 (0.0)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Characteristics of isolates of <i>Escherichia coli </i>from rats.

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Table 2: Frequency of Detection of <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Salmonella</i> spp., and <i>Campylobacter</i> spp. in the Faeces of Wild Rats (<i>Rattus</i> spp.) in Trinidad and Tobago 

Table 2 | Frequency of Detection of Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., and Campylobacter spp. in the Faeces of Wild Rats (Rattus spp.) in Trinidad and Tobago 