Growth of Salmonella and E. coli in egg white. Growth of Salmonella and E. coli in egg white. (A) Comparison of initial inoculum size on 24-h survival rates of the listed strains in egg white at 37°C. S. Enteritidis strains (SJTUF 10978, SJTUF 10832, SJTUF 11501, and ATCC 13076), S. Typhimurium (ATCC 14028, SJTUF 10249, and SJTUF 10233), S. Indiana SJTUF 12678, and E. coli ATCC 25922 were tested. (B) Survival at 37°C in egg white of strains SJTUF 10978 and SJTUF 11463 using an initial inoculum of 5 × 106 ± 2 × 106 CFU/ml. Values that are significantly different (P < 0.05) are indicated by a bar and asterisk. Xiaozhen Huang et al. mSphere 2019; doi:10.1128/mSphere.00700-18