“…Therefore, rapid methods, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), have become more desirable (Ray & Bhunia, 2013). Furthermore, a pre-enrichment step prior to PCR has been shown to greatly increase its sensitivity and permit earlier detection compared to culture (Daquigan, Grim, White, Hanes, & Jarvis, 2016;Mohd Afendy & Son, 2015). For PCR detection of Salmonella spp., primers to amplify the invA gene have been used successfully (Anejo-Okopi et al, 2016;Galán, Ginocchio, & Costeas, 1992;Ohud, 2012;Rizzo, 2006;Salehi, Mahzounieh, & Saeedzadeh, 2005;Sharma, 2016;Suez et al, 2013).…”