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

Table 4 Number and type of vegetable samples under analysis

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

*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).

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