Microbial Load and Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Khebab Sold on a University Campus and Its Environs in Ghana

Table 2

Mean loads of E. coli and S. aureus in chevon khebab sold on the KNUST campus and its environs.

Location	Range of E. coli load (MPN/g)	Mean load of E. coli (log10 MPN/g)	Range of S. aureus load (CFU/g)	Mean load of S. aureus (log10 CFU/g)
Kotei	0.00–2.40 × 10^6	3.91 ± 3.06	3.60 × 10^3-3.70 × 10^4	4.02 ± 0.39^a
Ayeduase	0.00–9.30 × 10^6	4.44 ± 3.45	2.40 × 10^4-2.88 × 10^7	6.01 ± 1.31^bc
Kentinkrono	0.00–9.30 × 10^6	4.43 ± 3.44	1.80 × 10^5-1.64 × 10^7	6.53 ± 0.71^c
Boadi	0.00–9.30 × 10^5	1.99 ± 3.08	3.60 × 10^3-1.40 × 10^6	4.82 ± 1.13^ab
KNUST campus	0.00–4.30 × 10^6	3.99 ± 3.14	4.50 × 10^3-1.28 × 10^7	5.71 ± 1.62^bc
Ayigya	0.00–2.40 × 10^6	4.25 ± 3.29	4.60 × 10^3-1.52 × 10^7	5.81 ± 1.49^bc
CV (%)		84.7		21.7
value		0.779		0.013

MPN = most probable number; CFU = colony-forming unit. Mean loads with same letters are not significantly different ( > 0.05).