Microbiological Quality of Organic and Conventional Leafy Vegetables

Table 3

Enterobacteriaceae species identified by miniature kits Bactray I and II from samples of organic and conventional cultivation of leafy vegetables.

Vegetable	Enterobacteriaceae
	Conventional	Precision rate (%)	Organic	Precision rate (%)
Iceberg lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)	N.D.		N.D.
Lettuce, var. Milena (L. sativa L.)	N.D.	-	Pantoea dispersa	49.96
Lettuce, var. Vanda (L. sativa L.)	N.D.		Yokenella regensburgei	84.55
			Hafnia alvei	99.85
Escarole (Cichorium intybus)	Pseudomonas luteola	51.83	Pseudomonas luteola	51.83
Chicory (Cichorium endívia)	Acinetobacter baumannii/calcoaceticus	100	N.D.	-
	Hafnia alvei	100
	Klebsiella oxytoca	99.2
Collard green (Brassica oleracea L.)	Hafnia alvei	100	N.D.
	Enterobacter asburiae	44.97
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)	Hafnia alvei	100	Hafnia alvei	100

N.D.: no species detected.