"Current Topics in Salmonella and Salmonellosis" ed. by Mihai Mares

The book contains a series of reviews about all-important issues concerning these subjects. The new genomic data and the exhaustive presentation of molecular pathogenesis bring novelty to the book and can help to improve our knowledge about Salmonella-induced diseases.

The genus Salmonella comprises an important number of bacterial species able to colonize and infect numerous animal species and humans. Although more than a hundred years passed since its discovery, Salmonella still represents a redoubtable and successful microorganism, difficult to deal with. Whether we discuss about typhoid fever or food poisoning, the public health and financial consequences are practically incalculable. The costs attributable to Salmonella contamination of meat, eggs, and vegetables are also very high worldwide.
Antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella isolates is an emerging threat not only in humans, and special measures should be addressed to this global problem.
The book comprises 14 chapters grouped in 4 sections emphasizing new insights into pathogenesis, bacterial detection and antibiotic resistance, infections in animals, risk factors, and control strategies.

Contents
Preface
1 Insights from Comparative Genomics of the Genus Salmonella
2 Computational Identification of Indispensable Virulence Proteins of Salmonella Typhi CT18
3 Salmonella enterica: Latency
4 Salmonella Fimbriae: What is the Clue to Their Hairdo?
5 Current and Emerging Innovations for Detection of Food-Borne Salmonella
6 Factors Contributing to the Emergence and Spread of Antibiotics Resistance in Salmonella Species
7 Quinolone Resistance in Non-typhoidal Salmonella
8 Salmonella in Wastewater: Identification, Antibiotic Resistance and the Impact on the Marine Environment
9 Dynamics of Salmonella Infection
10 Interaction between Salmonella and Plants: Potential Hosts and Vectors for Human Infection
11 Preharvest Salmonella Risk Contamination and the Control Strategies
12 Prevalence, Risks and Antibiotic Resistance of Salmonella in Poultry Production Chain
13 Effects of Environment and Socioeconomics on Salmonella Infections
14 Application of Ionizing Radiation for Control of Salmonella in Food