Microbiological Quality of Organic and Conventional Leafy Vegetables

Figure 1

Counting of aerobic mesophilic bacteria (a), yeasts and molds (b), and coliforms at 30°C (c) and 45°C (d) among the 7 species of organic and conventional vegetables. Equal letters for the same vegetable indicate no statistical difference in Student’s -test ().

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