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salmonellae

Variant of salmonella

noun pl. salmonellae , salmonella, salmonellas

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

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