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Table 3 Aerobic plate counts and enterobacteriaceae counts in chicken meat from processing plant in comparison to those from retail market

From: Salmonella and Escherichia coli contamination of poultry meat from a processing plant and retail markets in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Ibadan metropolis

Sample size

Aerobic plate count cfu/g

Enterobacteriaceae count cfu/g

 

n

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Processing plant

53

4.18 ± 1.47

3.99 ± 2.53

Retail shops

53

7.50 ± 0.94

6.76 ± 1.93

Total

106

5.84 ± 2.07

5.38 ± 2.64

  1. n = sample numbers collected, SD = standard deviation, cfu = colony forming unit, g = gram.