The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has funded a project at Ohio State University relating to Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in relation to shell-egg pasteurization.  The study will investigate transcription of genes encoding for stress regulators and virulence when SE is cultured in shell eggs and exposed to a range of heat and ozone treatments.  The virulence of SE derived from in-shell treatments will be evaluated using a mouse model.  The project designated OHO 03057-CG will be concluded in 2023.