Table 2: Rho values of ACC, fungi, coliforms and E. coli in meats and fish samples between January 2013 to December 2017.

Parameters Mould Yeast ACC TC TT E. coli
Mould 1 - - - - -
Yeast -0.075 1 - - - -
ACC -0.035 0.251 1 - - -
TC 0.019 0.335 0.552 1 - -
TT 0.388 0.001 0 0 1 -
E. coli 0.008 0.169 0.277 0.331 0.63 1

ACC– Aerobic Colony Count, TC–total coliforms, TT–thermotolerant coliforms.