According
to the new nomenclature based on DNA relatedness onlytwo
species can be recognized:
Salmonella bongori
Salmonella enterica
All
human pathogens may be regarded as serovars of the subspecies I of S.enterica.
In most countries with Salmonella surveillance S.enterica
serovar Typhimurium and S.enterica serovar Enteritidis are the
two most commonly reported1