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Table 1 Total heterotrophic bacterial counts in chicken droppings and maggots

From: Molecular characterization of antibiotic-resistant bacteria associated with maggots obtained from chicken droppings

Sample

Total heterotrophic bacterial counts (cfu/g)

Day 1

Day 3

Day 5

Maggots

A

1.76 × 107 ± 0.024b

2.08 × 107 ± 0.038c

1.60 × 107 ± 0.112b

3.90 × 106 ± 0.050b

B

3.32 × 107 ± 0.115c

2.56 × 107 ± 0.073b

2.04 × 107 ± 0.244c

1.90 × 106 ± 0.080a

C

1.28 × 107 ± 0.153a

1.20 × 107 ± 0.087a

1.08 × 107 ± 0.188a

3.90 × 106 ± 0.427b

  1. Data represented as mean ± standard error (n = 2) with the same superscript down the row are not significant different (p ≤ 0.05)
  2. Key: A = FRR, B = ACF, C = BPF, cfu/g = colony forming unit per gram