salmonella
noun
sal·mo·nel·la
ˌsal-mə-ˈne-lə 
plural salmonellae
ˌsal-mə-ˈne-(ˌ)lē
-ˌlī
or salmonellas or salmonella
: any of a genus (Salmonella) of usually motile enterobacteria that are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals and cause food poisoning, gastrointestinal inflammation, typhoid fever, or septicemia
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Last year, 80 people were sickened and one died in an outbreak of salmonella poisoning tied to bagged diced onions from Gills Onions of Oxnard, California.
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Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
On October 18, Church Brothers Farms, in conjunction with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), issued a voluntary recall of 1,271 cases of green onions because of the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
In 2000, researchers from the USDA estimated that one in every 20,000 eggs may contain salmonella.
—Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 25 June 2024
The ongoing salmonella outbreak in eggs is significantly affecting Common Pantry in North Center.
—Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
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Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
On October 18, Church Brothers Farms, in conjunction with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), issued a voluntary recall of 1,271 cases of green onions because of the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
In 2000, researchers from the USDA estimated that one in every 20,000 eggs may contain salmonella.
—Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 25 June 2024
The ongoing salmonella outbreak in eggs is significantly affecting Common Pantry in North Center.
—Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
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salmonella
noun
sal·mo·nel·la
ˌsal-mə-ˈnel-ə
plural salmonellae
-ˈnel-ē
-ˌī
or salmonellas or salmonella
: any of a genus of rod-shaped bacteria that cause various illnesses (as food poisoning) in human beings and other warm-blooded animals
Medical Definition
salmonella
noun
sal·mo·nel·la
ˌsal-mə-ˈnel-ə
1
capitalized
: a genus of aerobic gram-negative rod-shaped nonspore-forming usually motile bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae that grow well on artificial media and form acid and gas on many carbohydrates but not on lactose, sucrose, or salicin, that are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals, and that cause food poisoning, acute gastrointestinal inflammation, typhoid fever, and septicemia
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