Bacteriological Contaminants of Some Fresh Vegetables Irrigated with Awetu River in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 2

Bacterial counts from water and vegetable samples.

Sample type	Site	Average  mL^−1 or G^−1 S.D				Average MPN 100 mL^−1   S.D.
		AMB	Entero.	ASFs	Staph.	Total coliform	Fecal coliform
Water	A					>	>
	B					>	>
	C					>	>
	Average					>	>
Lettuce	A
	B
	C
	Average
Carrot	A
	B
	C
	Average
Tomato	A
	B
	C
	Average
Cabbage	A
	B
	C
	Average

Mean values followed by different alphabets within a column of each sample types are significantly different using post hoc multiple comparisons test (), where AMB stands for aerobic mesophilic bacteria, ASFs, aerobic spore formers, Entero., Enteriobacteriaceae, and Staph., staphylococci.