Research Article

Pet Food Factory Isolates of Salmonella Serotypes Do Not Demonstrate Enhanced Biofilm Formation Compared to Serotype-Matched Clinical and Veterinary Isolates

Table 2

Environmental sampling of temperature and relative humidity in the preparation and packaging zones of the factory. Temperature and relative humidity profiles of the preparation and packaging room over a 60-day period. Monitoring was undertaken at 10-minute intervals.

Preparation roomPackaging room
Temp °C%RHTemp °C%RH

AVERAGE21.554.518.656.2
STD DEVIATION2.57.52.69.5
MAXIMUM29.279.326.272.8
MINIMUM15.630.514.734.6
MODE21.254.916.663.1