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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According to an announcement by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), chicken eggs have been linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 65 people across nine states.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
Cantaloupes sold in grocery stores in five states are being recalled due to potential salmonella contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
Cucumbers were recently linked to a salmonella outbreak just two weeks ago, sickening at least 449 people across 31 states.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Food contaminated with salmonella may look, smell, and taste normal.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
Cantaloupes sold in grocery stores in five states are being recalled due to potential salmonella contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
Cucumbers were recently linked to a salmonella outbreak just two weeks ago, sickening at least 449 people across 31 states.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Food contaminated with salmonella may look, smell, and taste normal.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 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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