nounWord forms: plural -lae (-ˌliː)any Gram-negative rod-shaped aerobic bacterium of the genus Salmonella, including S. typhosa, which causes typhoid fever, and many species (notably S. enteritidis) that cause food poisoning (salmonellosis): family Enterobacteriaceae
Word origin
C19: New Latin, named after Daniel E.
Salmon (1850–1914), US veterinary surgeon