Table 4: Pearson correlation coefficient for the three organisms.

NTM E. coli E. faecalis
NTM Pearson
Correlation
1 -.070 .214
Sig. (2-tailed) - .668 .185
N 40 40 40
E.coli Pearson
Correlation
-.070 1 .504**
Sig. (2-tailed) .668 - .001
N 40 40 40
E.faecalis Pearson
Correlation
.214 .504** 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .185 .001
N 40 40 40

** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).