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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The company also offers Clear Safety, a food testing platform for listeria and salmonella sequencing.
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The medicine recall comes shortly after the wholesaler recalled more than 10,000 cartons organic eggs over salmonella concerns.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
But raw water can also be tainted with pesticides from nearby farms, contain arsenic that naturally occurs in soil, and harbor bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella that can make people extremely sick.
—Jill Schweber, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Preventing salmonella infection involves proper food handling, cooking and hygiene practices.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
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Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The medicine recall comes shortly after the wholesaler recalled more than 10,000 cartons organic eggs over salmonella concerns.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
But raw water can also be tainted with pesticides from nearby farms, contain arsenic that naturally occurs in soil, and harbor bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella that can make people extremely sick.
—Jill Schweber, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Preventing salmonella infection involves proper food handling, cooking and hygiene practices.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 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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