Table 3
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 summer (June–July)

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

1.6 × 103

−

3.2 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

During auction

1.9 × 103

–

1.9 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

After auction

2.0 × 104

8.4 × 104

6.6 × 102

1.0 × 104

< 15

< 15

< 20

< 20

< 20

< 20

Before auction

7.5 × 102

–

1.4 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

 Rock cod

During auction

1.3 × 103

–

1.9 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

After auction

1.0 × 103

–

3.3 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

Before auction

2.2 × 103

–

2.6 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

 Sea bass

During auction

1.9 × 103

–

2.0 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

After auction

9.9 × 103

–

2.6 × 103

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

 Comb pen shell

After auction

–

3.5 × 102

–

4.5 × 10

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

 Snail

After auction

–

1.4 × 102

–

4.2 × 10

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

 Corb shell

After auction

–

3.9 × 103

–

6.6 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

 Flatfish

After auction

–

1.1 × 106

–

1.2 × 105

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

 Rock cod

After auction

–

3.8 × 104

–

8.4 × 103

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

 Conger eel

After auction

–

3.6 × 104

–

3.6 × 103

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

Environmental samples

 Water

8.1 × 103

6.6 × 102

3.2 × 103

1.4 × 102

< 15

< 15

< 20

< 20

< 20

< 20

 Seawater

1.6 × 103

–

5.7 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

–

 Ice

–

1.4 × 102

–

< 15

–

< 15

–

< 20

–

< 20

 Wooden box

1.3 × 107

1.3 × 106

2.5 × 104

4.0 × 105

< 15

< 15

< 20

< 20

< 20

< 20

 Plastic box

3.3 × 106

1.5 × 105

1.0 × 103

2.4 × 104

< 15

< 15

< 20

< 20

< 20

< 20