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Table 3 Relationship between ants and bacteria from a hospital in São Paulo county, March 2012 to February 2013

From: Ants as vectors of pathogenic microorganisms in a hospital in São Paulo county, Brazil

Ants

Arc

Bac

Str

Lis

Mic

Pro

Pse

NMG

Sta

Ste

M. floricola

0

4

4

0

0

2

3

2

3

0

Paratrechina spp.

2

24

1

7

1

0

1

7

0

1

  1. Fisher’s exact test: p value = 9.93e-05.
  2. Arc: Arcanobacterium spp.; Bac: Bacillus spp.; Est: Streptococcus spp.; Lis: Listeria spp.; Mic: M. luteus; Pro: Proteus spp.; Pse: P. aeruginosa; NMG: No Microbial Growth; Sta: S. aureus; Ste: S. epidermidis.