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Definition of 'salmonella'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) salmonella
any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Salmonella that enter the digestive tract in contaminated food, causing food poisoning.

Etymology: (< NL (1900), after Daniel E.

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) salmonella
rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon

Definition of 'salmonella'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. salmonella
A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that utilizes citrate as a sole carbon source. It is pathogenic for humans, causing enteric fevers, gastroenteritis, and bacteremia. Food poisoning is the most common clinical manifestation. Organisms within this genus are separated on the basis of antigenic characteristics, sugar fermentation patterns, and bacteriophage susceptibility.

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