•Hands washed in tap water and
dried with paper towel (2 replicates)
•Eight fingers contaminated by
immersion in active BD broth culture
•A single finger pressed on
surface of TGhL agar plate at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 mins
•Each finger used only once
•Plates cultured at 23°C