Journal of Environmental Health Sciences (한국환경보건학회지)

Korean Society of Environmental Health (한국환경보건학회)
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Sanitary Microbial Distribution at the Tomato Farms in Western Gyeongnam

서부 경남지역 토마토 농장에서의 위생 미생물의 분포

  • Kim Jin-Soo (Busan Regiional Food & Drug Administration) ;
  • Shim Won-Bo (Division of Applied Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim Ji-Hun (National Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology, RDA) ;
  • Kim Se-Ri (Yeongnam Agricultural Research Institute, NICS, RDA) ;
  • Chung Duck-Hwa (Division of Applied Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 김진수 (부산식품의약품안전청) ;
  • 심원보 (경상대학교 응용생명과학부) ;
  • 김지훈 (농촌진흥청 농업과학기술원) ;
  • 김세리 (농촌진흥청 작물과학원 영남농업연구소) ;
  • 정덕화 (경상대학교 응용생명과학부)
  • Published : 2006.02.01
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Abstract

This study were conducted to investigate the microbial contamination level in 5 tomato farms in Western Gyeongnam. A total of 130 samples was examined for sanitary indicator bacteria, such as aerobic plate count (APC), coliforms, and Escherchia coli, and pathogenic bacteria such as E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, and Listeria monocytogenes. APC and coliform count ranged $0\~6.62\;and\;0\~4.52 log_{10}\;CFU/(ml,\;g,\;100\;cm^2,\;hand)$, respectively, and $32.5\%$ were contaminated with E. coli. Especially, most of the samples from employees are high as above $4.0\;log_{10}\;CFU/(ml,\;g,\;100\;cm^2,\;hand)$ in APC. S. aureus, detected at $10.7\%$, was found in employees' hands, irrigation water, and hydroponic solution. whereas E. coli $O157:H7$, Salmonella spp, and L. monocytogenes were not detected. These results will provide fundamental microbiological information for introduction of good agricultural practice (GAP)system in tomato farms.

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