salmonella

American  

[sal-muh-nel-uh] / ˌsæl məˈnɛl ə /

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.

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salmonella British  

/ 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

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salmonella Scientific  

/ săl′mə-nĕl′ə /

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.

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salmonella Cultural  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of salmonella

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

Example Sentences

By contrast, it takes ingesting thousands of salmonella particles to get sick from that bacterium.

From Los Angeles Times

Say something early to avoid potential salmonella poisoning and, all going well, so you can all enjoy it.

From MarketWatch

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

From Los Angeles Times

Be aware of the symptoms of severe salmonella poisoning:

From 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.

From Salon

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