Research project aims to identify the potential of bioluminescent S. Reading strains to colonize the reproductive tissues of breeder hens following experimental infection and vertically transfer from hens through eggs.

Salmonella Reading is not usually a pathogen of concern, however when an outbreak does occur it garners plenty of public attention. There have been two recent S. Reading outbreaks in North America. The most recent outbreak occurred in 2019 and was linked to contaminated ground turkey products.¹