Table 3 Percentage of bacterial isolates harboring plasmids from the conjunctival specimens
From: Bacteriologic and plasmid analysis of etiologic agents of conjunctivitis in Lagos, Nigeria
Organism | No. tested | No. (%) of bacterial isolates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Plasmid-positive | Plasmid-negative | ||
Total Gram-positive cocci | 50 | 19 (38) | 31 (72) |
 S. aureus | 25 | 11 (44) | 14 (56) |
 Coagulase-negative Staph | 25 | 8 (32) | 17 (68) |
Total Gram-positive bacilli | 18 | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.1) |
 Bacillus sp. | 8 | 4 (50) | 4 (50) |
 Corynebacterium sp. | 10 | 3 (30) | 7 (70) |
Total Gram-negative bacilli | 26 | 18 (69.2) | 8 (30.9) |
 P. aeruginosa | 10 | 5 (50) | 5 (50) |
 E. coli | 7 | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) |
 Proteus sp. | 3 | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) |
 Enterobacter aerogenes | 3 | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) |
 Klebsiella sp. | 3 | 3 (100) | 0 (0) |
Total Gram-negative cocci | 7 | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) |
 Moraxella sp. | 7 | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) |
Total | 101 | 45 (44.6) | 56 (55.4) |