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Salmonella belong to the group of Enterobacteriaceae that are aerobic, gram-negative rods and approximately 1–3 μm × 0.5 μm in size [1, 2]. Currently there are approximately 2,400 pathogenic species of salmonella. Salmonella was first identified in 1880 by Eberth from the mesenteric nodes and spleen of a patient dying from typhoid fever [3, 4].

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Bhutta, Z.A., Khan, M.I., Soofi, S.B., Ochiai, R.L. (2011). New Advances in Typhoid Fever Vaccination Strategies. In: Curtis, N., Finn, A., Pollard, A. (eds) Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children VII. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 697. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7185-2_3

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