Table 1.

Prevalence and contamination levels of Staphylococcus aureus in pasteurized milk samples from China.

Positive number	Positive sample	Sampling site	Source	Quantitative methods	Qualitative methods
				MPN values (MPN/g)
1	ZJJ376	Zhanjiang	Fair	0.92	+
2	ZJC1758	Zhanjiang	Supermarket	<0.3	+
3	FZJ2233	Fuzhou	Fair	24	+
4	XMJ2333	Xiamen	Fair	0.36	+
5	LZN1142	Lanzhou	Farmer‘s market	<0.3	+
6	XNC3008	Xining	Supermarket	0.3	+
7	XNJ3032	Xining	Fair	0.3	+
8	XGJ3532	Hongkong	Fair	0.75	+
9	GYC3608	Guiyang	Supermarket	<0.3	+
10	HHHTJ4032	Huhehaote	Fair	0.74	+