Table 2.

Microbiological methods used to isolate and identify Salmonella

First author	Pre-enrichment	Selective and differential media	BT	SAT
Ashenafi [30]	nr	SB, MA, BGA	yes	Yes
Mache [32]	nr	SF, MA, BGA,SSA	yes	Yes
Mache [35]	nr	SB, MA, SSA	yes	Yes
Andualem [36]	nr	SF, MA, SSA	yes	nr
Awole [37]	nr	MA, DCA, SSA	Yes	nr
Beyene [46]	nr	SF, DCA, XLD	yes	Yes
Reda [41]	nr	SF, DCA, XLD	yes	nr
Asrat [33]	nr	SB, MA, BGA	yes	Yes
Zenebe [43]	BHI	BA, MA	yes	Yes
Beyene [46]	BHI	DCA, XLD	yes	Yes
Nyeleti [34].	nr	RV, MA , BPLS	yes	Yes
Awole [37]	nr	MA, DCA, SSA	Yes	nr
Berhane selassie [38]	nr	SB, DCA	yes	Yes
Andargie [39]	nr	MA, BA, SSA	nr	nr
Zewdu [40]	BPW	SC, RV, BPLS, XLD, RA	yes	Yes
Abera [42]	nr	SF, SSA	nr	nr
Addis [44]	BPW	SC, RV, XLD	yes	nr
Dagnew [45]	nr	SF, SSA	yes	nr

BA = Blood agar, BHI = Brain Heart infusion agar, BGA = Brilliant Green agar, BPLS = Brilliant Phenol Lactose –Sucrose agar, BPW = Buffered Peptone Water, BT = Biochemical test, DCA = Desoxycholate Citrate agar, MA = MacConkey agar, nr = not reported, RA = Rambach agar, RV = Rappaport Vassilliadis, SAT = Slide Agglutination Test; SSA = Salmonella Shigella agar, SB = Selenite broth, SC = Selenite Cystine broth, SF = Selenite-F broth, XLD = Xylose Lysine Desoxycholate agar.