Microbial Quality of Sliced Pawpaw (Carica papaya) and Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Sold on Some Streets of Accra Metropolis, Ghana

Table 3

Mean aerobic counts and mean coliform counts of packaged pawpaw and watermelon from various locations.

Location	N	Mean	Mean	Mean	Mean	N	Mean	Mean	Mean	Mean
		Ac CFU g^−1		Ac CFU g^−1			CC CFU g^−1		Ac CFU g^−1
		Pawpaw	Log 10	Watermelon	Log10		Pawpaw	Log10	Watermelon	Log 10
KB	9	7.1 × 10^4	4.85	8.1 × 10^5	5.90	9	8.1 × 10^3	4.14	2.4 × 10^4	4.38
AB	9	8.3 × 10^4	4.91	7.3 × 10^5	5.80	9	6.2 × 10^3	3.87	1.5 × 10^4	4.17
UNM	9	5.4 × 10^4	4.73	6.3 × 10^5	5.87	9	4.6 × 10^3	3.70	3.1 × 10^4	4.49
SH	9	4.3 × 10^4	4.60	5.3 × 10^5	5.73	9	1.2 × 10^3	3.07	1.4 × 10^4	4.14
ATS	9	3.7 × 10^4	4.52	2.6 × 10^5	5.41	9	2.4 × 10^3	3.38	1.6 × 10^4	4.20
Total	45					45

Mean aerobic and mean coliform counts were not significantly different among vendors in selected locations . ATS: Accra Team Station; AB: Agbogbloshie; UNM: University of Ghana Night Market; SH: Shiashi; KB: Korle-Bu; AC: aerobic count; CC: coliform count.