Characterization and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Listeria monocytogenes from Raw Cow Milk in the Southern Part of Ethiopia

Table 6

Percentages of Listeria species isolated from raw milk of commercial dairy production farms and smallholder dairy producers.

Types of species isolated	Smallholder dairy producers	Commercial dairy production farms				Total isolated species	Total percent (%)
		SS	MS	LS	%
L. monocytogenes	12	4	1	—	5.49	17	7.08
L. innocua	23	8	5	3	17.58	39	16.25
L. seeligeri	5	3	—	—	3.30	8	3.33
L. welshimeri	4	—	—	—	—	4	1.67
L. grayi	1	—	—	—	—	1	0.42

SS, small scale; MS, medium scale; LS, large scale.