Prevalence of Gram-Negative Bacteria in Ready to Eat Vegetables Obtained from Farms in Kano State, Nigeria
This study assessed the presence of pathogenic bacteria in ready to eat vegetables from vegetable farms in Kano State, Nigeria. One hundred (100) samples each of carrot, cabbage and lettuce grown in Jakara and Sharada irrigation farms in Kano state were investigated. Samples were cultured and isolates identified by standard bacteriological methods. This study revealed that sixteen different gram-negative bacterial genera, namely, Escherichia coli, E.