Diversity of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Determinants in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Fresh Vegetables

Table 1

Level of contamination by Pseudomonas aeruginosa of vegetable samples from nine supermarkets and six markets investigated in this study.

Vegetable sample	Supermarket (%)	Markets (%)
Cabbage, white	6/9 (67%)	3/6 (50%)
Cabbage, red	2/3 (67%)	0
Carrots	6/9 (67%)	6/6 (100%)
Cucumbers	5/9 (56%)	4/6 (67%)
Lettuce	8/9 (89%)	6/6 (100%)
Sweet potatoes	5/9 (56%)	3/6 (50%)
Tomatoes	2/9 (22%)	3/6 (50%)
Total	34/57 (60%)	26/36 (72%)