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The species Salmonella belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. They possess interesting phenotypic/genotypic characteristics, history, and nomenclature compared to other bacteria within and outside the family. The organism is what causes typhoidal salmonellosis (TS) and non-typhoidal salmonellosis (NTS). TS and NTS are serious diseases that affect people and animals in different ways and are important for public health around the world. The objective of this study is to isolate Salmonella from chicken samples and to evaluate the drug sensitivity of the food-borne Salmonella and its susceptibility. This study reviewed the characteristics, taxonomy, nomenclature, and nature of Salmonella, as well as the confirmation and biochemical tests (indole test, MR-VP test, citrate test, antibiotic resistance test, gram staining, and ESBL test) for the identification and characterization of Salmonella. The study utilized baseline data and information from peer-reviewed journals, textbooks, and articles from international regulatory bodies. Salmonella exerts huge health and economic impacts due to their virulence or carriage of antibiotic resistance traits. To address these significant issues about public health, the availability of adequate information on the prevalence and antibiotic resistance patterns of Salmonella and the establishment of adequate measures to control contamination and infection are needed. Samples were collected randomly and processed for identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Salmonella.The study's data showed that Salmonella is a Gram-negative rod that doesn't make spores and is negative for oxidase, indole, urease, lactose, and sucrose. It can also live without oxygen and move around. Salmonella is the cause of NTS and TS in men and animals presenting enteritis, septicemia, abortion, and meningitis. Salmonellosis outbreaks have been reported from food, food products of animal origin, and animal contact settings with cross-infection between humans and animals. The objective of this study was to identify types of antimicrobial resistance and their associated genes, isolated from chicken and beef and confirmed to be Salmonella, using standard techniques. Continuous research on Salmonella and salmonellosis should be carried out to contribute to the body of knowledge on the organism and disease and, ultimately, improvement of preventive/therapeutic strategies for the disease.