salmonella

[sal-muh-nel-uh]

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noun, plural sal·mo·nel·lae [sal-muh-nel-ee] /ˌsæl məˈnɛl i/. Bacteriology.

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.

Origin of salmonella

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

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Related Words for salmonella

botulism

Examples from the Web for salmonella

Contemporary Examples of salmonella

Pat Kludt: Illnesses from salmonella and campylobacter are probably the biggest by volume.
Be Afraid of Your Food: An Epidemiologist’s Sensible Advice
Amanda Kludt
March 16, 2013
So now we can go back to worrying about salmonella and E. coli.
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April 25, 2012
Salmonella, E. coli, Mad Cow Hardly a month goes by without news of a meat recall due to bacteria.
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The Daily Beast
March 13, 2012
Mike Martin, a spokesman for Cargill, says there are some 2,400 strains of salmonella.
America’s Dangerous Food-Safety System
Eve Conant
September 13, 2011
An antibiotic-resistant form of salmonella was at the center of a massive recall of turkey meat this summer.
America’s Dangerous Food-Safety System
Eve Conant
September 13, 2011

Historical Examples of salmonella

Experimental Salmonella infections in Australian cockroaches.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
Louis M. Roth
An epidemic of infantile gastroenteritis in Queensland caused by Salmonella bovis-morbificans (Basenau).
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
Louis M. Roth
Experimental transmission of Salmonella oranienburg through cockroaches.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
Louis M. Roth
Just yesterday, our food safety plan took effect, using new science to protect consumers from dangers like e. coli and salmonella.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006
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British Dictionary definitions for salmonella

salmonella

noun plural -lae (-ˌliː)

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

Word Origin for salmonella

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

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Word Origin and History for salmonella

Salmonella

1913, the genus name, coined 1900 in Modern Latin by J. Lignières in reference to U.S. veterinary surgeon Daniel E. Salmon (1850-1914), who isolated a type of the bacteria in 1885.

salmonella in Medicine

salmonella

[săl′mə-nĕl′ə]

n. pl. sal•mo•nel•lae (-nĕl′ē)

Any of various gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Salmonella, many of which are pathogenic, causing food poisoning, typhoid, and paratyphoid fever in humans and other infectious diseases in domestic animals.

Salmonella

n.

A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic gram-negative bacteria that are pathogenic in humans and animals.

salmonella in Science

salmonella

[săl′mə-nĕl′ə]

Plural salmonellae (săl′mə-nĕl′ē) salmonellas

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 in Culture

salmonella

[(sal-muh-nel-uh)]

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.