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| Total No. of samples | Positive samples | Min. | Max. | Mean ± S.E.M. | |
| No. | % | |||||
| Coliform count (MPN/g.) | Ras cheese | 30.0 | 100.0 | 2.5 × 108 | 1.2 × 1011 | 1.2 × 1010 ± 3.3 × 109 |
| Processed cheese | 30.0 | 100.0 | 9 × 106 | 1.3 × 1010 | 2.5 × 109 ± 6.5 × 108 | |
| Total proteolytic count (cfu/g) | Ras cheese | 30.0 | 100.0 | 120 × 105 | 7.4 × 1011 | 5.8 × 1010 ± 4.5 × 1010 |
| Processed cheese | 18.0 | 60.0 | 150.0 | 3.4 × 107 | 6.3 × 106 ± 2.8 × 106 | |
| Total lipolytic count (cfu/g) | Ras cheese | 30.0 | 100.0 | 103 | 4.8 × 109 | 3.0 × 108 ± 1.2 × 108 |
| Processed cheese | 12.0 | 40.0 | 110.0 | 5.7 × 104 | 16.8 × 103 ± 5.4 × 103 | |
| Enterococci count (cfu/g) | Ras cheese | 30.0 | 100.0 | 7 × 103 | 8.8 × 109 | 7.7 × 108 ± 7.2 × 108 |
| Processed cheese | 30.0 | 100.0 | 15 × 103 | 67 × 109 | 4.3 × 108 ± 2.7 × 108 | |
| Total yeast count (cfu/g.) | Ras cheese | 30.0 | 100.0 | 6 × 103 | 1.1 × 108 | 4.9 × 107 ± 5.6 × 106 |
| Processed cheese | 25.0 | 83.3 | 300.0 | 3.1 × 104 | 2.57 × 105 ± 1.8 × 105 | |
| Total mold count (cfu/g.) | Ras cheese | 10.0 | 33.3 | 5 × 103 | 4 × 106 | 3.6 × 105 ± 2.5 × 105 |
| Processed cheese | 17.0 | 56.67 | 200.0 | 107 | 6.7 × 105 ± 6.2 × 105 | |