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Salmonella

Salmonella is a genus of Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped enteric bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, transmitted chiefly through contaminated food and water and through contact with infected animals. The genus is divided into typhoidal serovars, notably Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi, which…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 78× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2690-4837 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Salmonella is a genus of Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped enteric bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, transmitted chiefly through contaminated food and water and through contact with infected animals. The genus is divided into typhoidal serovars, notably Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi, which cause enteric (typhoid and paratyphoid) fever, and non-typhoidal serovars, which cause self-limiting gastroenteritis but can become invasive in vulnerable hosts. Pathogenesis involves invasion of intestinal epithelium, survival within macrophages, and systemic dissemination, with chronic carriage maintained in the biliary tract and gallstones where biofilm formation supports persistent faecal shedding. Antimicrobial resistance and serotype and genotype diversity are central concerns for surveillance and treatment, particularly in endemic and low-sanitation settings, and laboratory diagnosis relies on culture, biochemical and serological identification, and molecular typing. Control measures encompass safe food handling, water quality monitoring, sanitation, and vaccination against typhoid. Research relevant to this area spans faecal shedding, resistance, and biofilm formation in Salmonella Typhi carriers, genotypic diversity among isolates from informal settlements, typhoid and paratyphoid prevalence, transmission modelling, bacteriological water quality, and bacterial contamination of food products. The International Journal of Infection Prevention publishes peer-reviewed research on Salmonella epidemiology, resistance, and prevention.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 78 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Salmonella, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Infection Prevention (ISSN 2690-4837).

Journal editorial board
Tetsuya Suzuki · Japan Yosra A. Helmy · United States

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