Table 5.

S. aureus count (log cfu/g) among examined samples (n = 50 each).

Sample	Minimum	Maximum	Mean ± SE	Accepted samples
				NFSA∗	No.	%
O. niloticus	2.68	6.46	5.94 ± 0.42a	<104 cfu/g	27	54
L. niloticus	2. 48	4.56	4.1 ± 0.23b		0	0
S. lucioperca	2.11	3.76	3.20 ± 0.32c		0	0
C. gariepinus	2.23	5.52	5.04 ± 0.39a		30	60
M. kannume	2.34	3.45	3.03 ± 0.21c		0	0

^∗Egyptian National Food Safety Authority [33] for fresh fish. The investigated samples differ significantly at p ≤ 0.05. No discernible difference exists between values with identical letters in any column.