date:Aug 20, 2013
a in our food supply. The increased prevalence in poultry products made Salmonella Enteritidis a food-safety issue in the 1970s. It is the serotype most often associated with poultry.
Prior to that, Salmonella Pullorum and Salmonella Gallinarum were endemic in poultry flocks, according to research by Steven Ricke at the University of Arkansas. However, these strains were minimized through aggressive eradication programs.
Salmonella Enteritidis infects the gastrointestinal tract of poultry. Sal