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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 89:F440-F441 doi:10.1136/adc.2003.046656
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Characteristics of breast milk and serology of women donating breast milk to a milk bank

Table 2

 Type of bacteria and occurrence in milk samples

Type of bacterium Occurrence (%)
In some samples, two or more bacteria were detected. The types presented in italics were pasteurised regardless of number of colony forming units.
Staphylococcus epidermidis 85.0
Staphylococcus aureus 13.1
α Haemolytic streptococcus 10.6
Acinetobacter species 5.4
Serratia species 2.5
Klebsiella species 2.0
Enterobacter species 1.8
Bacillaceae species 1.5
Escherichia coli 0.45
Others 1.0

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