Research Article

Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Pathogens Isolated from Traditionally Fermented Foods, In Relation to Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance in Tribal Hill Areas of Northeast India

Table 3

Aerobic plate counts in fermented food samples, presented as the average, minimum, and maximum of the log colony-forming units (cfus).

Fermented foodSamplesAverage of log cfu/gMinimum of log cfu/gMaximum of log cfu

Dry fish315.111.0010.48
Bamboo shoots414.431.009.03
Soyabeans367.681.0010.05
Fish pickles15.125.125.12
Meat pickles16.056.056.05
Milk products26.506.356.64
Yak cheese15.875.875.87
Overall1135.721.0010.48