Among the current critical challenges faced by veterinary microbiologists is the need to obtain secure species identification of rare and challenging organisms affecting animals, in a timely manner. These microorganisms can be pathogenic to animals, or can be asymptomatic to the animal vector but cause disease in humans, usually via a foodborne route. Control of zoonoses is also implicated in food microbiology, for example for Salmonella and Campylobacter surveillance in the production of eggs and whole milk.