**9. Conclusion**

*Salmonella* is a gastrointestinal microorganism with numerous abilities to infect and survive in human and animal hosts. This chapter optimistically gives a better insight of *Salmonella's* history background, nomenclature, characteristic, clinical manifestation, epidemiology, pathogenicity and the possible route of contamination. It is worth noting that, despite the advancement in sanitary procedures and quality control in food processing and manufacturing, the infection of these gram-negative bacteria still triggers increase in morbidity and mortality in humans worldwide. Therefore, increased attention and surveillance of this dangerous pathogen should be emphasised and strengthened for the better management of the disease.
