Table 4. Populations (log CFU/g) of total aerobic bacteria, E. coli, coliform, yeast, and molds in green moss

Farm name	Populations (log CFU/g)¹⁾
Farm name	Total aerobic bacteria	E. coli	Coliform	Yeasts	Molds
A	5.74±0.22^a	1.95±2.23^ab	2.54±2.23^a	5.29±0.05^f	4.98±0.39^def
B	9.70±0.25^k	≤1.00^3)a	6.55±0.17^cd	6.12±0.14^h	3.84±0.09^a
C	9.61±0.11^jk	≤1.00^a	6.83±0.13^cd	6.01±0.05^gh	5.22±0.06^ef
D	9.38±0.32^ij	≤1.00^a	3.86±0.36^a	5.18±0.00^f	5.13±0.07^ef
E	9.58±0.11^jk	≤1.00^a	7.36±0.07^d	5.35±0.04^fg	4.77±0.03^cdef
F	8.91±0.05^efg	≤1.00^a	3.50±0.28^a	5.02±0.09^ef	4.52±0.05^abcde
G	8.90±0.15^efg	3.67±3.18^bc	5.60±2.01^bcd	5.34±0.12^fg	4.33±0.21^abcd
H	9.04±0.04^gh	1.90±3.29^ab	6.81±0.25^cd	5.08±0.00^ef	3.99±0.97^ab
I	7.34±0.05^b	3.43±2.98^bc	6.32±0.12^cd	3.15±0.21^a	5.10±0.21^ef
J	8.04±0.00^d	5.90±0.00^c	6.23±0.00^cd	4.48±0.00^de	5.48±0.00^f
K	8.98±0.02^fgh	≤1.00^a	7.05±0.04^cd	4.22±1.04^cd	4.64±0.45^bcde
L	9.20±0.00^hi	≤1.00^a	7.73±0.00^d	3.35±0.49^ab	5.22±0.37^ef
M	7.67±0.13^c	≤1.00^a	6.01±0.15^cd	3.69±0.12^abc	5.17±0.12^ef
O	8.72±0.13^e	3.11±2.71^abc	6.20±1.12^cd	5.99±0.06^gh	4.29±0.02^abcd
P	7.18±0.06^b	≤1.00^a	3.72±0.12^ab	4.42±0.08^de	5.40±0.11^f
R	7.73±0.10^c	≤1.00^a	5.05±1.00^bc	3.90±0.08^bcd	5.38±0.00^f
S	8.77±0.18^fe	≤1.00^a	6.93±0.05^cd	4.45±0.08^de	4.13±0.07^abc
Average	8.50±0.11	1.23±1.37	5.78±0.70	4.77±0.16	4.80±0.19

Data represent mean±standard deviations of three measurements.
Values with the different letters in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).
The detection limit was ≤1.00 log CFU/g.