Research Article
Isolation and Characterization of Gram-Negative Bacterial Species from Pasteurized Dairy Products: Potential Risk to Consumer Health
Table 2
Estimated numbers of Gram-negative bacilli in some of the tested milk samples.
| | Sample/isolate | 0.1 | 0.01 | 0.001 | MPN | 95% confidence range | Estimated number (mL−1) |
| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <3 | 0–9.5 | ∼3 × 102 | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 40–430 | 2.1 × 106 | | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | >1100 | 420–4000 | >1.1 × 1011 | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.15–9.6 | 3 × 103 | | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 460 | 90–2000 | 4.6 × 106 | | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | >1100 | 420–4000 | >1.1 × 108 |
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