Research Article

Isolation, Assessments of Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test of Klebsiella from Gut of Bee in and around Haramaya University Bee Farm, East Hararghe, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 1

The apiculture-related risk factors for the occurrence of Klebsiella spp.

VariablesNo. of sampledNo. of K. pneumoniaeNo. of K. oxytocaχ2 value
Positive% Within variablesPositive (%)% Within variables

AreaHU209 (56.2)0 (0)11.10.026
Damota204 (25)7 (50)
Finkile203 (18.8)7 (50)

Hive typeTraditional244 (25)7 (50)2.20.329
Modern3612 (75)7 (50)

ManagementMedium246 (37.5)4 (28.6)
Good3610 (62.5)26.710 (71.4)23.31.40.507