Research Article
Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of E. coli Isolated from Raw Cow Milk and Fresh Fruit Juice in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia
Table 2
Total mean viable bacterial count for different sample types.
| Sample type | Mean bacterial count | ±SD | Minimum bacterial count | Maximum bacterial count |
| Milk shop | 8.86 ± 107 | 33.87 ± 106 | 1.5 ± 107 | 1.25 ± 108 | Fruit juice | 7.2 ± 107 | 6.68 ± 106 | 6.37 ± 107 | 8.5 ± 107 | Dairy milk | 8.65 ± 107 | 22.0 ± 106 | 6.4 ± 107 | 1.23 ± 108 |
| Total | 8.24 ± 107 | 23.8 ± 106 | 1.5 ± 107 | 1.25 ± 108 |
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SD: standard deviation.
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