A method for detecting the presence of Salmonella in a sample, said sample comprising nucleic acids, said method comprising (a) providing a reaction mixture comprising: (i) one primer comprising a nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:47 capable of selectively hybridizing under stringent conditions to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and one probe comprising a nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:29 capable of selectively hybridizing under stringent conditions to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; and (ii) at least one additional primer and probe, wherein said additional primer is at least 11 nucleotides in length and said additional probe is at least 14 nucleotides in length, and wherein said additional primer comprises a nucleic acid sequence capable of selectively hybridizing under stringent conditions to the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 or a sequence complementary thereto, and said additional probe comprises a nucleic acid sequence capable of selectively hybridizing under stringent conditions to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 or a sequence complementary thereto; wherein said primer and probe of (i) and (ii) each possess a 3' terminus and a 5' terminus, and wherein the 3' terminus of a 5' Stem Sequence is directly or indirectly attached to the 5' terminus of the probe, wherein the 5' terminus of a 3' Stem Sequence is directly or indirectly attached to the 3' terminus of the probe, and wherein the 3' terminus of the 3' Stem Sequence is directly or indirectly attached of the 5' terminus of the primer, thereby forming a primer-probe complex; and (b) performing PCR amplification of said nucleic acids of said sample using the reaction mixture of step (a); and (c) detecting the amplification of step (b). (a) providing a reaction mixture comprising: (i) one primer comprising a nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:47 capable of selectively hybridizing under stringent conditions to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and one probe comprising a nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:29 capable of selectively hybridizing under stringent conditions to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; and (ii) at least one additional primer and probe, wherein said additional primer is at least 11 nucleotides in length and said additional probe is at least 14 nucleotides in length, and wherein said additional primer comprises a nucleic acid sequence capable of selectively hybridizing under stringent conditions to the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 or a sequence complementary thereto, and said additional probe comprises a nucleic acid sequence capable of selectively hybridizing under stringent conditions to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 or a sequence complementary thereto; wherein said primer and probe of (i) and (ii) each possess a 3' terminus and a 5' terminus, and wherein the 3' terminus of a 5' Stem Sequence is directly or indirectly attached to the 5' terminus of the probe, wherein the 5' terminus of a 3' Stem Sequence is directly or indirectly attached to the 3' terminus of the probe, and wherein the 3' terminus of the 3' Stem Sequence is directly or indirectly attached of the 5' terminus of the primer, thereby forming a primer-probe complex; and (i) one primer comprising a nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:47 capable of selectively hybridizing under stringent conditions to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and one probe comprising a nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:29 capable of selectively hybridizing under stringent conditions to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; and (ii) at least one additional primer and probe, wherein said additional primer is at least 11 nucleotides in length and said additional probe is at least 14 nucleotides in length, and wherein said additional primer comprises a nucleic acid sequence capable of selectively hybridizing under stringent conditions to the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 or a sequence complementary thereto, and said additional probe comprises a nucleic acid sequence capable of selectively hybridizing under stringent conditions to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 or a sequence complementary thereto; (b) performing PCR amplification of said nucleic acids of said sample using the reaction mixture of step (a); and (c) detecting the amplification of step (b).