**Abstract**

Foodborne pathogens of *Enterobacteriaceae* including *Escherichia coli*, *Salmonella*, *Shigella, Yersinia*, etc., causes a great number of diseases and has a significant impact on human health. Here, we reviewed the prevalence, virulence, and antimicrobial susceptibility of *Enterobacteriaceae* belonging to 4 genera: *E. coli*, *Salmonella*, *Shigella,* and *Yersinia*. The routes of the pathogens' transmission in the food chain; the antimicrobial resistance, genetic diversity, and molecular epidemiology of the *Enterobacteriaceae* strains; novel technologies for detection of the bacterial communities (such as the molecular marker-based methods, Immunoaffinity based detection, etc.); and the controlling of the foodborne pathogens using chemical/natural compounds or physical methods (such as UV-C and pulsed-light treatment, etc.), is also summarized.

**Keywords:** foodborne pathogens, *Escherichia coli*, *Salmonella*, *Shigella*, *Yersinia*, detection and control
