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Table 4 Number and type of vegetable samples under analysis

From: Assessment of the microbiological quality of fresh produce on sale in Sicily, Italy: preliminary results

Vegetable*

No. of samples

No. of UV samples

No. of MPV samples

Leaf vegetables

58

28

30

Bulb vegetables

3

3

/

Root vegetables

13

7

6

Fruit vegetables

37

33

4

Flower vegetables

4

4

/

Stem vegetables

7

7

/

Seed vegetables

3

3

/

Total

125

85

40

  1. *Leaf vegetables (lettuce, chicory, spinach), bulb vegetables (garlic), root vegetables (carrot), fruit vegetables (aubergine, tomato, marrow, pumpkin), flower vegetables (cauliflower), stem vegetables (fennel, celery), seed vegetables (sesame).