From: Reduction of Salmonella contamination on the surface of chicken skin using bacteriophage
Bacterial contaminant | Control (buffer-treated) group | Phage-treated group | ||
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No. of Salmonella positive skin sections (%) | Median MPN per skin section (range) | No. of Salmonella positive skin sections (%) | Median MPN per skin section (range) | |
S. Enteritidis | 18/18 (100.0) | 1.38 (0.95 to ≥3.04) | 5/18 (27.8) | 0.00 (0.00 to 1.11) |
S. Typhimurium | 18/18 (100.0) | 2.43 (1.46 to ≥3.04) | 11/18 (61.1) | 0.60 (0.00 to 2.66) |