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salmonella definition

☆ sal·mo·nella (sal′mə nel′ə)

noun pl. salmonellae -·lae (-ē), salmonella -·la, salmonellas -·las

any of a genus (Salmonella) of Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that cause various diseases in people and domestic animals, including typhoid fever and food poisoning

Etymology: ModL: so named after D. E. Salmon (1850-1914), U.S. pathologist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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