the application of MOI in excess of the bacterial concentration
was also important to reach significant reductions of S. enteritidis in
this study. Our data obtained in experiments evaluating the replication
dynamics of phages in liquid medium suggested a necessity of high
phage concentrations such as 109 PFU/mL for optimum efficacy, since
amounts equal or less than 106 PFU/mL were not able to reduce
S. enteritidis growth. Therefore, the chicken skin decontamination was
performed with phage cocktail at 109 PFU/mL (MOI = 10,000).