Massimo Amadori

Introduction Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is a pathogenic Gram-negative bacterium of great clinical significance, responsible for foodborne zoonotic infections. The human disease is characterized by self-limiting gastroenteritis that occasionally can cause fever, systemic infection, and severe inflammation of the intestinal mucosal epithelium (Haagsma et al., 2008; Pire ...

IntroductionThere are two basic principles underlying the possible success of a vaccination strategy against viral diseases. On the one hand, a reasonable cause–effect relationship must be recognized between a virus agent and an infectious disease or an infectious syndrome, fulfilling whenever possible Koch’s postulates. On the other hand, having defined an etiological agent, a protect ...