Research Article
Functional Composition, Nutritional Properties, and Biological Activities of Moroccan Spirulina Microalga
Table 3
Microbiological quality of edible Spirulina (cfu/ml).
| Pathogens | All aerobic mesophilic flora | Staphylococcus | Total coliforms | Fecal coliforms | Sulfito-reducer bacteria | Yeasts and molds | E. coli | Salmonella |
| Bacterial count | 208 | 93 | 26 | ND | ND | 14 | 4.15 | ND | EU standard | 105 | Absent | Absent | No data | 104 | 104 | Absent | Absent | WHO | No data | No data | No data | No data | ā | 103 | No data | Absent |
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EU, European Union [ 41]; WHO, World Health Organization [ 42]; ND: not detected. |