salmonella

salmonella definition - medical

sal·mo·nel·la (sălˌmə-nĕlˈə)

noun pl. sal·mo·nel·lae (-nĕlˈē) or sal·mo·nel·las or salmonella
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 definition - medical

Salmonella

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

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