Research Article
Bacteriological Contaminants of Some Fresh Vegetables Irrigated with Awetu River in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia
Table 3
Prevalence of S. aureus and Salmonella isolates from water and vegetable samples.
| Sample type | Sites | Sample size | Number of S. aureus positive samples (%) | Number of Salmonella positive samples (%) |
| Water | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | B | 10 | 2 (20) | 2 (20) | C | 10 | 4 (40) | 5 (50) | Subtotal | 30 | 6 (20) | 7 (23.3) |
| Lettuce | A | 10 | 3 (30) | 1 (10) | B | 10 | 2 (20) | 1 (10) | C | 10 | 5 (50) | 2 (20) | Subtotal | 30 | 10 (33.3) | 4 (13.3) |
| Carrot | A | 10 | 0 | 1 (10) | B | 10 | 1 (10) | 2 (20) | C | 10 | 4 (40) | 2 (20) | Subtotal | 30 | 5 (16.7) | 5 (16.7) |
| Tomato | A | 10 | 1 (10) | 1 (10) | B | 10 | 3 (30) | 2 (20) | C | 10 | 3 (30) | 3 (30) | Subtotal | 30 | 7 (23.3) | 6 (20) |
| Cabbage | A | 10 | 1 (10) | 2 (20) | B | 10 | 3 (30) | 3 (30) | C | 10 | 4 (40) | 4 (40) | Subtotal | 30 | 8 (26.7) | 9 (30) |
| ā | Total | 150 | 36 (24) | 31 (20) |
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