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Table 2 Contamination frequency of environmental samples from supermarkets and slaughterhouses

From: Genotypic characterization and antimicrobial resistance profile of Salmonella isolated from chicken, pork and the environment at abattoirs and supermarkets in Chongqing, China

Sampling site

Source

No. of Samples

Positive No. of Isolates

Positive Rate

Slaughterhouse

Wash water

30

0

0

Knives

30

3

10.00%

Floor

30

10

33.33%

Feces

15

0

0

Apparatus

30

0

0

Containers

30

0

0

Tables

30

2

6.67%

Carcasses

30

0

0

Blood

20

0

0

Total

245

15

6.12%

Supermarket

Chopping boards

75

7

9.33%

Ice

75

6

8.00%

Knives

75

4

5.33%

Floor

75

6

8.00%

Containers

75

4

5.33%

Wash water

75

3

4.00%

Tables

75

3

4.00%

Total

525

33

6.29%