sal·mo·nel·la (s l m -n l )n. pl. sal·mo·nel·lae (-n l ) or sal·mo·nel·las or salmonella Any of various 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. [New Latin Salmonella, genus name, after Daniel Elmer Salmon (1850-1914), American pathologist.] |
salmonella [sal-mon-ell-a]
Noun
a kind of bacteria that can cause food poisoning [after Daniel E. Salmon, veterinary surgeon]
| salmonella (slm-nl) Plural salmonellae (s lm-nl) or 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. |
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| Noun | 1. | salmonella - rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon enteric bacteria, enterics, enterobacteria, entric - rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals genus Salmonella - a genus of bacteria Gartner's bacillus, Salmonella enteritidis - a form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans Salmonella typhimurium - a form of salmonella that causes food poisoning in humans Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typhosa, typhoid bacillus - a form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever |
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