Bacteriological Contaminants of Some Fresh Vegetables Irrigated with Awetu River in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 3

Prevalence of S. aureus and Salmonella isolates from water and vegetable samples.

Sample type	Sites	Sample size	Number of S. aureus positive samples (%)	Number of Salmonella positive samples (%)
Water	A	10	0	0
	B	10	2 (20)	2 (20)
	C	10	4 (40)	5 (50)
	Subtotal	30	6 (20)	7 (23.3)
Lettuce	A	10	3 (30)	1 (10)
	B	10	2 (20)	1 (10)
	C	10	5 (50)	2 (20)
	Subtotal	30	10 (33.3)	4 (13.3)
Carrot	A	10	0	1 (10)
	B	10	1 (10)	2 (20)
	C	10	4 (40)	2 (20)
	Subtotal	30	5 (16.7)	5 (16.7)
Tomato	A	10	1 (10)	1 (10)
	B	10	3 (30)	2 (20)
	C	10	3 (30)	3 (30)
	Subtotal	30	7 (23.3)	6 (20)
Cabbage	A	10	1 (10)	2 (20)
	B	10	3 (30)	3 (30)
	C	10	4 (40)	4 (40)
	Subtotal	30	8 (26.7)	9 (30)
	Total	150	36 (24)	31 (20)