“…In Brazil, Salmonella Enteritidis has been one of the most prevalent serovars isolated in human infections (12) as well as in nonhuman sources, which include broiler carcasses (22), foodstuffs, poultry flocks, environment, sewage, water, animal feed, chiller water, other animals, viscera, stools, unknown sources (24), and raw broilers parts (21 The strains were isolated using the conventional method for detection of Salmonella, recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Supply (9). Briefly, twenty-five grams of skin and muscle, collected under aseptic conditions, were taken from each broiler carcass and homogenized in 225 mL of Bufferd Peptone Water (BPW)(Merck AG, Darmstadt, Germany), and incubated at 37ºC for 24h (pre-enrichment).…”