salmonella

[sal-muh-nel-uh]

noun

Bacteriology.

plural

salmonellae 

1. any of several rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Salmonella, as S. typhosa, that may enter the digestive tract of humans and other mammals in contaminated food and cause abdominal pains and violent diarrhea.

salmonella

/ ˌsælməˈnɛlə /

noun

1. any Gram-negative rod-shaped aerobic bacterium of the genus Salmonella, including S. typhosa, which causes typhoid fever, and many species (notably S. enteritidis ) that cause food poisoning ( salmonellosis ): family Enterobacteriaceae

salmonella

plural

salmonellae 

1. Any of various gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Salmonella that cause food poisoning and typhoid fever in humans and other mammals.

salmonella

1. A category of bacteria that occurs in many pathogenic forms. One kind causes typhoid fever; there is evidence that other kinds cause various forms of food poisoning.

Word History and Origins

Origin of salmonella¹

< New Latin (1900), after Daniel E. Salmon (1850–1914), U.S. pathologist; -ella

Word History and Origins

Origin of salmonella¹

C19: New Latin, named after Daniel E. Salmon (1850–1914), US veterinary surgeon

Example Sentences

Products from Country Eggs LLC in Lucerne Valley were found to be contaminated with salmonella, authorities said.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Be aware of the symptoms of severe salmonella poisoning:

Read more on Los Angeles Times

The American Veterinary Medical Association’s website discourages this due to foodborne pathogens like salmonella and listeria, and now the highly pathogenic H5N1.

Read more on Salon

While most cases of GBS around the world come from undercooked poultry, it can also spread through water, similar to cholera or salmonella, experts say.

Read more on BBC

And last year, Raw Farm was hit with several lawsuits stemming from a salmonella outbreak that affected 171 people across California.

Read more on Salon

Related Words

• botulism