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. 1998 Mar;36(3):674–678. doi: 10.1128/jcm.36.3.674-678.1998

TABLE 2.

Correlation between biofilm formation of S. enteritidis strains and virulence

S. enteritidis strain Biofilm formationa Log10 LD50 at day 3 postinfectionb
20 ++ 2.61
27 +++ 2.83
33 +++ 2.25
57 +++ 2.45
942 5.29
45 4.00
4839 4.60
5161 +++ 1.14
3934 +++ 1.79
1344 +++ 2.87
4271 +++ 2.26
5507 ++ 3.18
5996 ++ 2.89
6268 ++ 2.94
a

Subjective quantification of biofilm formation after incubation in the test medium. 

b

LD50 for day-old chicks following i.p. challenge.