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Table 2 Recovery and enumeration of Salmonella from internal organs

From: Correlating bacterial shedding with fecal corticosterone levels and serological responses from layer hens experimentally infected with Salmonella Typhimurium

Organ

Salmonella Typhimurium only group

Co-infection group

Salmonella detection by culture method

Mean log10 CFU/g and SEM

Salmonella Typhimurium detection by PCR

Salmonella detection by culture method

Mean log10 CFU/g and SEM

Salmonella Typhimurium detection by PCR

Salmonella Mbandaka detection by PCR

Spleen

13/14 (92.85%)

2.52 ± 0.22 (n = 13)

3/14 (21.43%)

12/14 (85.71%)

2.01 ± 0.24 (n = 12)

1/14 (7.14%)

4/14 (28.57%)

Liver

2/14 (14.29%)

0.38 ± 0.26 (n = 2)

2/14 (14.29%)

13/14 (92.85%)

2.10 ± 0.17 (n = 13)

0/14 (0.00%)

3/14 (21.43%)

Caecal tonsils

5/14 (35.71%)

0.97 ± 0.38 (n = 5)

2/14 (14.29%)

2/14 (14.29%)

0.40 ± 0.27 (n = 2)

1/14 (7.14%)

1/14 (7.14%)