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Table 2 Diversity of bacteria isolated and identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

From: Persistence of microbial communities including Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a hospital environment: a potential health hazard

 

Samples showing fluorescence by month and year

Organisms isolated (number of strains)

Month/Year

F 10

A 10

J 10

O 10

D 10

F 11

M 11

J 11

S 11

 

Sink

3

6

4

4

7

16

8

9

10

Acinetobacter pittii

Bacillus aryabhattai

Citrobacter braakii

Citrobacter freundii

Enterococcus faecalis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (10)

Pseudomonas beteli*

Pseudomonas hibiscicola

Pseudomonas monteilii

Pseudomonas mosselii

Pseudomonas plecoglossicida

Pseudomonas putida

Pseudomonas taiwanensis

Serratia nematodiphila

Sphingobium yanoikuyae (2)

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (3)

Stenotrophomonas rhizophila

Tap

-

3

3

5

9

5

8

7

7

Citrobacter braakii

Enterococcus faecalis (2)

Erwinia aphidicola

Neisseria subflava

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (16)

Pseudomonas hibiscicola

Pseudomonas monteilii

Serratia nematodiphila (2)

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (6)

Shower (Handrail)

1

1

2

1

1

1

-

2

-

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2)

Pseudomonas plecoglossicida

Pseudomonas monteilii

Hand Gel (soap)

-

-

1

-

3

-

-

-

-

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pseudomonas beteli*

Shewanella oneidensis

Citrobacter freundii

Workbench/ S. countertop

1

1

-

4

-

-

1

-

-

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pseudomonas beteli*

Tray

-

-

2

-

2

-

-

-

2

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Bedside Table

1

-

2

-

1

-

-

-

-

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2)

Pseudomonas beteli*

Pseudomonas monteilii

Bedside equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Table (work/meal)

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

Pseudomonas alcaligenes

Pseudomonas putida

  1. (*- bacterial species isolated in different equipment).