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Growth of Salmonella enteritidis in artificially contaminated hens' shell eggs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

C. E. Clay  and
R. G. Board
C. E. Clay
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, Avon BA2 7AY
R. G. Board
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, Avon BA2 7AY
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The effect of some factors on the growth of Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 in artificially contaminated shell eggs was investigated.

Salmonella enteritidis was found to be resistant to the antimicrobial properties of the albumen. Growth occurred on storage at 25 °C but not at 4 or 10 °C. The rate and extent of infection was influenced by the size of inoculum, the site of contamination relative to yolk movement, and the presence of iron in the inoculum.

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Special Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 106 , Issue 2 , April 1991 , pp. 271 - 281
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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