TABLE 3.
No. of days after inoculation | % of leaves with detectable C. jejunia
|
|
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Leaves without soil | Leaves with soil | |
0 | 100 | 100 |
2 | 90 | 100 |
4 | 70 | 100 |
8 | 20 | 40 |
Values represent the percentages of the total number of leaves sampled on which C. jejuni was detected by plating onto CCAS. The spinach plants were incubated at 10°C after inoculation.