Table 2. The level of indicator bacteria and the detection rate of Listeria spp. in water used for washing red peppers

Samples	Coliform				E. coli			Listeria spp.
	A	B	C	Average	A	B	C	A	B	C
Ground water	1.54±0.23a1)	0.71±0.09b	0.0±0.0c	0.75±0.68	0.46±0.15a	0.0±0.0b	0.0±0.0b	0/3(0%)	3/3(100%)	0/3(0%)
Water for washing	0.77±0.39c	3.00±0.0a	1.58±0.14b	1.78±1.00	0.0±0.0a	0.0±0.0a	0.0±0.0a	2/3(67%)	0/3(0%)	0/3(0%)
Water for rinsing	0.34±0.36b	0.70±0.45b	1.47±0.22a	0.84±0.59	0.0±0.0a	0.0±0.0a	0.0±0.0a	0/3(0%)	0/3(0%)	0/3(0%)
Water after rinsing	2.97±0.01a	NS2)	2.96±0.07a	2.97±0.05	3.00±0.0a	NS	0.81±1.41b	0/3(0%)	NS	0/3(0%)

¹⁾The same letter is not significantly different among the coliform bacterial number of 3 farms at p<0.05 according to Duncan’s test.
²⁾NS, not sampled.