Salmonella Hessarek: An emerging food borne pathogen and its role in egg safety

In Australia and other parts of the world, contaminated eggs or egg-containing food products are common vehicles for human Salmonella outbreaks. Recently, an uncommon serotype, Salmonella Hessarek, has emerged in foodborne salmonellosis due to the consumption of contaminated eggs and egg products. Limited research is available on the behaviour of Salmonella Hessarek in eggs. Therefore, this study was performed to understand the penetration ability and transcriptional behavior of Salmonella Hessarek in table eggs stored at different temperatures. The assay revealed that the penetration ability of Salmonella Hessarek was significantly (P