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Table 4 Microbial counts on analyzed pellet samples (data expressed as log CFU/g ± SE)

From: Collection methods of wild barn owl pellets at low environmental contamination and proposals of microbiological and ecological investigations

Microbial group

Pellet A

Pellet B

Total viable aerobic heterotrophic bacteria

6.5 ± 0.5

6.4 ± 0.4

Fungi &

Yeasts

5.1 ± 0.3

4.6 ± 0.2

0.2 ± 0.05

nda

Enterobacteriaceae

2.0 ± 0.2

2.9 ± 0.4

E. coli

1.5 ± 0.2

1.8 ± 0.3

Spore-forming bacteria

3.5 ± 0.1

3.0 ± 0.2

Lactobacillus spp.

2.2 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 0.5

  1. and not detected
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Annals of Microbiology

ISSN: 1869-2044

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