Table 2
Microbial contaminations (aerobic bacteria, coliform, Escherichia coli, and Vibrio cholerae) of the fishery products and the environmental samples collected from the fishery auction market A and B in spring (March–April)

Samples

Time

Bacteria

Aerobic bacteria (CFU/g or CFU/mL or CFU/100 cm2)

Coliform (CFU/g or CFU/mL or CFU/100 cm2)

E. coli (CFU/g or CFU/mL or CFU/100 cm2)

V. cholerae (MPN/100 g or MPN/100 mL or MPN/100 cm2)

V. cholerae O1

V. cholerae non-O1

Market A

Market B

Market A

Market B

Market A

Market B

Market A

Market B

Market A

Market B

Fishery products

 Flounder

Before auction

1.0 × 103

−

7.2 × 10

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

During auction

1.5 × 102

–

1.9 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

After auction

6.6 × 103

–

9.3 × 10

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

 Octopus

During auction

2.2 × 104

–

1.2 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

 Skate

During auction

2.2 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

Before auction

–

9.0 × 10

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

 Monkfish

During auction

–

7.5 × 102

–

1.1 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

After auction

–

1.2 × 103

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

Before auction

–

5.1 × 10

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

 Flatfish

During auction

–

3.9 × 10

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

After auction

–

1.3 × 103

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

Before auction

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

 Comb pen shell

During auction

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

After auction

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

Environmental samples

 Water

2.7 × 10

1.5 × 102

< 15

< 15

< 15

< 15

< 20

< 20

< 20

< 20

3.0 × 10

6.1 × 102

< 15

< 15

< 15

< 15

< 20

< 20

< 20

< 20

–

1.1 × 103

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

 Seawater

4.3 × 103

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

 Ice

–

1.4 × 103

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

 Wooden box

2.2 × 106

1.1 × 106

1.6 × 102

< 15

< 15

< 15

< 20

< 20

< 20

< 20

1.7 × 104

5.2 × 107

6.0 × 10

2.5 × 102

< 15

< 15

< 20

< 20

< 20

< 20

 Plastic box

8.0 × 103

1.1 × 104

< 15

< 15

< 15

< 15

< 20

< 20

< 20

< 20

5.8 × 103

5.8 × 103

1.5 × 102

< 15

< 15

< 15

< 20

< 20

< 20

< 20