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. 2021 Jun 30;8:687712. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.687712

Table 4.

Microbial contamination [Log10 (N) (CFU/g)] reported for different insects.

Insect Microorganism concentration [Log10(N) CFU/g] References
Total mesophillic aerobes Total aerobic spores Enterobacteriaceae Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) Salmonella spp. Listeria monocytogenes Yeast and molds Bacillus cereus
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) 7.19 6.06 ND (108)
5.28 4.29 4.04 ND 5.19 (109)
Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) 2.5–5.6 2.2–7 2–4.7 (110)
8.5–8.2 3–3.7 7.1–6.1 8.2–7.7 ND ND (111)
7.7–8.3 1–3.5 6.8–7.6 7–7.6 5.2–5.7 (112)
8–9.3 1.7–4.2 6.9–7.8 7.3–8.2 ND ND 4.2–6 ND (113)
7.7 2.1 6.8 (114)
House cricket (Acheta domesticus) 1.6–8 2–8 2–4.7 (110)
8.1–8.7 2.6–4.1 7.2–8.0 7.4–8.3 5.6–7.2 (113)
4.32 ND 4.89 (115)
(111)
7.49–7.69 3.5 6.69–7 ND ND 5.39 (116)
7.97 4.80 (117)
7.2 3.6 4.20 (114)
Grasshopper (Ruspolia differens) 8.38–9.41 3.75–4.87 6.89–7.83 7.99–9.11 5.77–7.12 (118)
Grasshopper (Locusta migratoria migratorioides) 7.8–8.6 3.3–3.8 7.6–7.1 7.6–8.5 5–5.4 (112)

ND, not detected.