Table 3 Correlation analysis of CEFI, DIAA and the resistance levels of E. coli in estuary environment. In each cell, the top value indicates the Pearson correlation coefficient (r), and the bottom value in italics indicates the p-value. Bold values indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05).
SAs | TCs | FQs | Mn | Co | Cu | Zn | Cd | Pb | CEFI | DIAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Resistance levels of E. coli | 0.25 | 0.47 | 0.23 | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 0.41 | −0.03 | 0.26 | 0.47 | 0.43 |
0.21 | 0.02 | 0.26 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.63 | 0.04 | 0.88 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.03 | |
Sulfonamide-resistant E. coli abundance | 0.39 | 0.20 | −0.09 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.24 | 0.63 | 0.03 | 0.47 | 0.85 | 0.64 |
0.05 | 0.32 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
