TABLE 2.

Correlation of water activity and Salmonella load (log₁₀ CFU/g of soil).

Treatment	R2	P-value
Salmonella Enteritidis in soil incubated at 4°C	0.474	0.0001
Salmonella Enteritidis in soil incubated at 25°C	0.181	0.0020
Salmonella Enteritidis in soil incubated at 37°C	0.633	0.0069
Salmonella Typhimurium in soil incubated at 4°C	0.707	0.0001
Salmonella Typhimurium in soil incubated at 25°C	0.461	0.0036
Salmonella Typhimurium in soil incubated at 37°C	0.333	0.0397

At each sampling time-point, water activity of the individual samples was measured by PawKit Water Activity Meter as per the manufacturer’s instructions.