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Chapter 5<br />

indicated through a high standard deviation which is underlined in Table<br />

5.3. If the outliers for SL1344 were excluded there was no apparent<br />

difference between this strain and the other S. Typhimurium strains. There<br />

were also no consistent differences between the strains when incubated at<br />

37°C for 48 hours. There were no major differences in the density <strong>of</strong><br />

bi<strong>of</strong>ilm formed by the two S. Enteritidis strains when incubated at either<br />

temperature. The S. Enteritidis strains had the 7 th and 8 th highest mean<br />

OD 590 when incubated at 22°C and the 7 th and 12 th highest mean OD 590<br />

when incubated at 37°C for 48 hours.<br />

The strains were to be grouped into the respective serovars as displayed in<br />

Table 5.4. There appeared to be a difference between the three serovars<br />

when incubated at 22°C for 48 hours, with S. Agona forming a more dense<br />

bi<strong>of</strong>ilm than the other strains. However, as previously stated the large<br />

variation in results (denoted by SD) reduces the confidence in this finding.<br />

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