Table 1. List of primers and probes sequences used in this study.

Primers and probes sequences used in this study include in-house designed InvA, ttr previously validated for Salmonella detection in food, and TAC- InvA and TAC- ttr used on a well-validated TAC assay as pan Salmonella primers.

	Primer name	Primer direction	Primer code/Probe description
1	INVA	Forward	5’-AGCGTACTGGAAAGGGAAAG-3’
2	INVA	Reverse	5’-CACCGAAATACCGCCAATAAAG-3’
3	INVA	Probe	FAM-TTACGGTTCCTTTGACGGTGCGAT-BHQ1
4	ttr	Forward	5’-CTCACCAGGAGATTACAACATGG-3’
5	ttr	Reverse	5’-AGCTCAGACCAAAAGTGACCATC-3’
6	ttr	Probe	FAM-CACCGACGGCGAGACCGACTTT-BHQ1
7	InvA-TAC	Forward	5’-GGCAATTCGTTATTGGCGATA-3’
8	InvA-TAC	Reverse	5’-CACGGTGACAATAGAGAAGACAACA-3’
9	InvA-TAC	Probe	FAM-CCTGGCGGTGGGTT-MGB
10	ttr-TAC	Forward	5’-CTCACCAGGAGATTACAACATGG-3’
11	ttr-TAC	Reverse	5’-AGCTCAGACCAAAAGTGACCATC-3’
12	ttr-TAC	Probe	FAM-CACCGACGGCGAGACCGACTTT-MGB