Table 2.
Detection of Salmonella from egg shell samples by culture and PCR.
| Days p.i. | T group | TM group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmonella detection by culture method | S. Typhimurium detection by PCR | Salmonella detection by culture method | S. Typhimurium detection by PCR | S. Mbandaka detection by PCR | |
| Week 5 | 4/24a (16.67%)# | 4/24 (16.67%) | 8/41 (19.51%) | 3/41 (7.31%)* | 5/41 (12.91%)* |
| Week 7 | 0/46 (0%) | 0/46 (0%) | 9/51 (17.65%) | 7/51 (13.72%) | 7/51 (13.72%) |
| Week 9 | 6/98 (6.12%) | 6/98 (6.12%) | 19/90 (21.11%) | 7/90 (7.77%) | 17/90 (18.88%) |
| Week 11 | 5/87 (5.75%) | 5/87 (5.75%) | 15/90 (16.67%) | 5/90 (5.55%) | 12/90 (13.33%) |
| Week 13 | 6/87 (6.90%) | 6/87 (6.90%) | 18/91 (19.78%) | 7/91 (7.69%) | 10/91 (10.98%) |
| Week 15 | 3/82 (3.66%) | 3/82 (3.66%) | 14/81 (17.28%) | 3/81 (3.70%) | 12/81 (14.81%) |
| Total | 24/424 (5.66%) | 24/424 (5.66%) | 83/444 (18.69%) | 32/444 (7.20%) | 63/444 (14.18%) |
a
Number of positive eggs/total number of eggs tested.
*
Results confirmed by PCR, a Number of positive eggs/total number of eggs tested.
#
Values in %.