TABLE 5.
Microbial countsa
| Sample | LAB | GCC+ | FE | ENT | SA | LM | SRC | E. coli | SAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 7.74 | 7.70 | 1.30 | <1 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| F5 | 6.86 | 5.30 | 2.78 | <1 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| F6 | 8.84 | 6.98 | 1.90 | <1 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| F8 | 7.22 | 7.56 | 2.26 | <1 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| F9 | 7.78 | 7.45 | 2.78 | <1 | <2 | 4 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| F11 | 7.27 | 5.96 | 2.73 | <1 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| F12 | 8.92 | 6.78 | 1.95 | 1.30 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| F15 | 7.79 | 6.39 | 3.67 | <1 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| F16 | 7.88 | 7.97 | 4.48 | 1.60 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| F20 | 8.77 | 8.18 | <1 | <1 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| C2 | 7.12 | 5.43 | 2.71 | <1 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| C3 | 8.04 | 6.56 | <1 | <1 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| C7 | 9.07 | 5.43 | 3.12 | <1 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| C10 | 8.27 | 5.48 | 2.40 | 1.70 | <2 | 4 | 1 | <1 | Abs |
| C13 | 8.78 | 6.52 | 2.04 | 2.04 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
| C14 | 8.90 | 7.80 | 3.16 | 1.84 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Abs |
| C17 | 8.99 | 7.06 | 1.95 | <1 | <2 | <3 | <1 | <1 | Abs |
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All microbial counts are expressed in log CFU per gram except for LM (expressed in MPN per gram) and SAL (expressed as absence [Abs] or presence in 25 g). FE, enterococci; ENT, Enterobacteriaceae; SA, S. aureus; LM, L. monocytogenes; SRC, sulfite-reducing clostridia; SAL, Salmonella spp.; C, chorizo; F, fuet.