Microbiological Quality of Ready-to-Eat Vegetables Collected in Mexico City: Occurrence of Aerobic-Mesophilic Bacteria, Fecal Coliforms, and Potentially Pathogenic Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

Table 2

Characteristics of positive samples for NTM and species identified.

Foods	Origin	Number of positive samples, type	Ingredients	Number and species of NTM identified
RTE-salads	SVS	3, mixed	Lettuce, carrot, cucumber, Mexican turnip,; tomatoes, onion	2, M. fortuitum; 1, M. chelonae
	SVS	1, mango	Lettuce, mango,; Mexican turnip, strawberry	1, M. fortuitum
	SVS	3, nopal	Cactus, tomatoes; onion, coriander	1, M. mucogenicum; 1, M. chelonae; 1, M. sp
RTE-sprouts	SPM	3, alfalfa	Alfalfa sprouts	2, M. abscessus; 1, M. gordonae
	SPM	1, alfalfa and clover	Alfalfa sprouts; Clover sprouts	1, M. porcinum
	SPM	1, alfalfa and onion	Alfalfa sprouts; onion sprouts	1, M. porcinum
	SVS	4, alfalfa	Alfalfa sprouts	1, M. avium  complex; 3, M. porcinum
	SVS	1, alfalfa and soybean	Alfalfa sprouts; soybean sprouts	1, M. mucogenicum
	SVS	1, soybean	Soybean sprouts	1, M. mucogenicum
	SVS	1, broccoli	Broccoli sprouts	1, M. gordonae

SVS: street-vendor stalls; SPM: supermarket.