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Chapter 5<br />

Table 5.4: The difference in bi<strong>of</strong>ilm formed by S. enterica serovars after<br />

48 hours incubation<br />

48 Hours 22°C 48 hours 37°C<br />

Serovar N Mean SD P Mean SD P<br />

S. Agona 54 0.435 0.39 0.175 0.21<br />

S. Typhimurium 36 0.349 0.36 0.080 0.184 0.26 0.827<br />

S. Enteritidis 18 0.273 0.24 0.041 0.131 0.10 0.207<br />

S. Typhimurium 36 0.349 0.36 0.184 0.26<br />

S. Enteritidis 18 0.273 0.24 0.714 0.131 0.10 0.212<br />

Table 5.4 displays the in mean optical density <strong>of</strong> bi<strong>of</strong>ilm formed for each<br />

Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovars after 48 hours measured<br />

at 590 nanometres in wavelengths (OD 590 ). Strains include 6 Salmonella<br />

enterica subspecies enterica serovar Agona, 4 Salmonella Typhimurium and<br />

2 Salmonella Enteritidis strains. The mean optical density is based on 9<br />

observations for each strain (including any outliers), therefore the mean<br />

OD 590 for the 6 S. Agona is based on 54 observations et cetera. The<br />

standard deviation (SD) indicates that for most strains there is a large<br />

variation <strong>of</strong> measures <strong>of</strong> OD 590 for the strains in each serovar group (large<br />

SD’s are underlined). Significance <strong>of</strong> any difference between the OD 590<br />

readings was assessed using the Mann-Whitney U test (denoted through<br />

the use <strong>of</strong> P value). The mean OD 590 <strong>of</strong> the S. Agona strains (highlighted in<br />

bold font) was compared to the mean OD 590 <strong>of</strong> the S. Typhimurium strains<br />

and the mean OD 590 <strong>of</strong> the S. Enteritidis strains. The mean OD 590 <strong>of</strong> the S.<br />

Typhimurium strains (highlighted in bold font) was also compared to the<br />

mean OD 590 <strong>of</strong> the S. Enteritidis strains.<br />

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