Table 1.
Total bacteria levels of bimonthly and seasonal radish sprouts

		Total bacteria (log CFU/g)
		RS11)	RS2	RS3	RS4	RS5	Mean
Month2)	Feb.	7.64±0.073)^a4)B5)	6.61±0.13^dE	.26±0.14^bD	7.11±0.11^cD	6.42±0.23^eD	7.01±0.49^B
	Apr.	7.50±0.10^dBC	7.60±0.11^cB	7.88±0.10^bB	8.09±0.09^aB	7.94±0.06^bBC	7.80±0.24^a
	Jun.	8.17±0.13^bca	8.34 0.23^aa	8.19±0.10^abca	8.32±0.07^aba	8.08±0.13^cAB	8.22±0.11^a
	Aug.	7.36±0.24^cdC	7.28±0.14^dC	7.53±0.28^bcC	7.68±0.16^bC	8.16 0.11^aa	7.60±0.35^a
	Oct.	8.09 0.16^aa	6.88±0.25^cD	7.83±0.14^bB	7.81±0.11^bC	7.87±0.09^bC	7.70±0.47^a
	Dec.	6.92±0.18^aD	5.59±0.20^cF	7.32±0.24^bD	6.76±0.28^bE	5.68±0.34^bE	6.39±0.76^C
	Mean	7.61±0.47^a	7.05±0.94^a	7.67±0.36^a	7.58±0.65^a	7.36±1.05^a	7.45±0.73
Season	Summer6)	7.77±0.57^a	7.81±0.75^a	7.86±0.47^a	8.00±0.45^a	8.12±0.06^a	7.91±0.15^a
Season	Winter7)	7.28±0.51^B	6.10±0.72^B	7.29±0.04^B	6.79±0.46^B	6.05±0.52^B	6.70±0.61^B

RS1~RS5 refer to the names of the random sample group.
"Month" means the purchasing time.
The values are the mean SD.
Means in a row not followed by the same letter are significantly differ (p<0.05).
Means in a column row not followed by the same letter are significantly differ (p<0.05).
"Summer" means June and August.
"Winter" means February and December.