Fig. 2. Plate count of Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC 33062 before attachment, firmly attached to the surfaces of each component, and after treatment with 0.3 M acetic acid. Results are
presented asmean±SDwhere n=3; lowercase letters (a, b, c) indicate significant difference between number of cells attached and after acetic acid treatment. *Indicates no viable count was observed after the acetic acid treatment.