Bacterial hazard identification and exposure assessment of raw milk consumption in Jimma zone, South West Ethiopia

Table 2 Mean concentration counts of pathogenic bacteria along the dairy value chain

Pathogens	Dairy farms		Distributers		Retailers
Pathogens	cfu/ml	Log₁₀cfu/ml	cfu/ml	Log₁₀cfu/ml	cfu/ml	Log₁₀cfu/ml
E. coli	4.36 × 10³	2.64	5.82 × 10⁴	3.76	7.50 × 10⁵	4.88
Salmonella	3.40 × 10³	2.53	5.16 × 10⁴	3.71	1.10 × 10⁵	4.04
S. aureus	7.68 × 10³	2.89	4.89 × 10⁴	3.69	4.43 × 10⁵	4.65
L. monocytogenes	2.10 × 10³	2.32	9.67 × 10³	2.99	2.80 × 10⁴	3.45
Campylobacter	–-	–-	30	1.48	–-	–-

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