Table 3. Populations (log CFU/g) of total aerobic bacteria, E. coli, coliform, yeasts, and mold in ginseng sprout produced by different farm

Farm name	Populations (log CFU/g)¹⁾
Farm name	Total aerobic bacteria	E. coli	Coliform	Yeasts	Mold
A	6.48±1.35^bc2)	≤1.00^3)a	0.33±0.58^a	4.24±0.05^cdefg	4.61±0.14^bc
B	7.15±0.27^cde	≤1.00^a	4.53±0.26^bcdefg	5.08±0.00^fg	4.15±0.11^a
C	7.12±0.13^cde	≤1.00^a	4.65±0.14^defgh	5.25±0.10^g	4.35±0.07^ab
D	7.78±0.47^ef	≤1.00^a	6.30±0.79^ghi	3.50±0.28^bcd	5.49±0.15^f
E	8.08±0.08^f	1.23±2.14^a	7.08±0.09ⁱ	5.18±0.00^fg	4.74±0.06^cd
F	6.93±0.16^cd	≤1.00^a	2.34±1.28^b	4.48±0.00^defg	5.05±0.38^de
G	7.79±0.50^ef	≤1.00^a	2.50±3.50^bcd	4.48±0.00^defg	5.38±0.08^ef
H	7.09±0.21^cde	3.95±0.31^b	4.94±0.16^efghi	5.07±0.16^fg	4.62±0.30^bc
I	6.55±0.32^bc	1.10±1.91^a	4.49±0.07^bcdefg	3.15±0.21^bc	5.51±0.11^f
J	5.74±0.26^ab	≤1.00^a	4.59±0.98^cdefgh	1.50±2.12^a	5.14±0.26^ef
K	7.88±0.02^ef	≤1.00^a	6.71±0.10^hi	3.87±0.12^bcde	5.17±0.12^ef
L	6.93±0.31^cd	≤1.00^a	6.28±0.77^ghi	3.00±0.00^b	5.41±0.04^ef
M	5.62±0.15^a	≤1.00^a	3.89±0.29^bcdef	3.65±0.07^bcd	5.18±0.00
N	5.52±0.05^a	≤1.00^a	≤1.00^a	3.39±0.12^bcd	4.35±0.07^ab
O	6.50±0.68^bc	0.67±1.15^a	4.84±0.22^efgh	5.13±0.07^fg	4.20±0.35^a
P	6.89±0.35^cd	≤1.00^a	2.97±2.28^bcde	3.15±0.21^bc	5.22±0.06
Q	6.44±0.53^bc	≤1.00^a	4.14±0.40^bcdefg	3.24±0.34^bc	5.08±0.00^de
R	5.57±0.52^a	≤1.00^a	2.42±1.41^bc	3.66±0.26^bcd	5.13±0.07^ef
S	7.40±0.22^def	≤1.00^a	5.35±0.35^fghi	5.00±0.00^efg	5.30±0.00^ef
T	7.61±0.18^def	≤1.00^a	7.03±0.15ⁱ	4.01±0.15^bcdef	4.47±0.05^abc
Average	6.85±0.34	0.35±0.28	4.27±0.72	3.99±0.22	4.94±0.12

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.