Hello, I've been tasked with obtaining literature regarding Salmonella in certain foods. I'm trying to find information on the number of Salmonella cells in a food item.... but I can only find literature regarding the detection of Salmonella in a food (e.g. percentage of samples that test positve) and not the actual enumeration! However, I often find studies showing detection and enumeration of other microorganisns, e.g. E. coli, B. cereus. I also briefly looked at the FDA BAM, and there's a chapter on Salmonella but it only goes into isolation and identification of Salmonella. There's another chapter on the isolation, identification, and enumeration of E. coli and coliform bacteria.
I'm not a microbiologist... so is there a reason for this? Is Salmonella normally not enumerated? Why? I've looked at lots of scientific articles... are my chances slim for finding information on Salmonella enumeration?!
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you!