Research Article
Microbiological Quality of Ready-to-Eat Vegetables Collected in Mexico City: Occurrence of Aerobic-Mesophilic Bacteria, Fecal Coliforms, and Potentially Pathogenic Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Table 1
Populations and frequencies of aerobic-mesophilic bacteria (AMB), total coliforms (TC), and fecal coliforms (FC) on RTE-salads and RTE-sprouts samples.
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= 50. Minimum, median, and maximum values are in CFU per g for aerobic-mesophilic bacteria and in most probable number (MPN) per g for total coliforms and fecal coliforms. SPM: supermarkets, SVS: street-vendor stalls, and NA: not applicable (there is no official guideline for this food). *Guideline that establishes that food samples should contain up to 5.17 CFU per g (150,000 CFU/g) of AMB and up to 100 MPN/g of FC. |