Research Article
Microbiological Quality of Fresh Produce from Open Air Markets and Supermarkets in the Philippines
Table 2
Prevalence of microbial contamination in fresh produce from open air markets and supermarkets in the Philippines by culture and real-time PCR techniquesa.
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Values are expressed in percentages of contaminated fresh produce from 60 per type from all open air markets, 10 fresh produce samples per type from all supermarkets. Values in parentheses are number of positive samples for E. coli, Salmonella spp., and somatic phages over the total produce surveyed. |