The purpose of this study was to analyze microbiological hazards for plants, cultivation environments and personal hygiene of perilla leaf farms at the harvesting stage. Samples were collected from three perilla leaf farms(A, B, C) located in Gyeongnam, Korea and tested for sanitary indications, fungi and pathogenic bacteria( Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogens, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus). As a result, total bacteria and coliform in perilla leaf were detected at the levels of 4.4~5.2 and 3.4~4.3 log CFU/g, respectively, but E. coli was not detected in all samples. Among the pathogenic bacteria, B. cereus(perilla leaf: 2.0~2.4 log CFU/g, stem: 1.4~2.1 log CFU/g, water: 0.7 log CFU/ml, soil: 4.2~5.0 log CFU/g, hands: 3.0 log CFU/ hand, gloves: 2.1~2.4 log CFU/100 cm2, glothes: 1.5~2.8 log CFU/100 cm2) and S. aureus(3.4 log CFU/hand) were detected in all samples and worker's hand from farm A, respectively. However, other pathogenic bacteria were not detected. This study demonstrates that perilla leaf at the harvesting stage was significantly contaminated with microbial hazards.

ABSTRACT
 재료 및 방법
  농가 선정 및 시료채취
  시료전처리
  위생지표세균 및 곰팡이 검사
  병원성 미생물 검사
  공중낙하균 조사
 결과 및 고찰
  위생지표세균 및 곰팡이
  병원성 미생물
  공중낙하균
 감사의 말
 요 약
 참고문헌

• 권우현(경상대학교 응용생명과학부(BK 21 program), Division of Applied Life Science(BK 21 program), Graduate School, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) | Woo-Hyun Kwon
• 이원경(경상대학교 응용생명과학부(BK 21 program), Division of Applied Life Science(BK 21 program), Graduate School, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) | Won-Gyeong Lee
• 송정언(경상대학교 응용생명과학부(BK 21 program), Division of Applied Life Science(BK 21 program), Graduate School, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) | Jeong-Eon Song
• 김경열(경상대학교 응용생명과학부(BK 21 program), Division of Applied Life Science(BK 21 program), Graduate School, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) | Kyeong-Yeol Kim
• 심원보(경상대학교 농업생명과학연구원, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) | Won-Bo Shim
• 윤요한(숙명여자대학교 생활과학부 식품영양학과, Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women’s University) | Yo-Han Yoon
• 김윤식(경상대학교 농업경제학과, 경상대학교 농업생명과학연구원, Department of Agriculture Economics, Gyeongsang National University, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) | Yun-Shik Kim
• 정덕화(경상대학교 응용생명과학부(BK 21 program), 경상대학교 농업생명과학연구원, Division of Applied Life Science(BK 21 program), Graduate School, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) | Duck-Hwa Chung Correspondence to