salmonella
/ˌsalməˈnɛlə
/noun (plural salmonellae /ˌsalməˈnɛliː/) [mass noun]
1A bacterium that occurs mainly in the gut, especially a serotype causing food poisoning: salmonella was found in the swabs [as modifier]: salmonella poisoning [count noun]: some strains of salmonellae have a heat-labile envelope
- Genus Salmonella: numerous serotypes; Gram-negative rods.
- Bacilli and salmonellae were also found to be sensitive to dicyclomine.
- Results of infection by common bacteria such as salmonella, campylobacter and listeria can include vomiting, stomach cramps, diarrhoea, or even death.
1.1Food poisoning caused by infection with the salmonella bacterium: an outbreak of salmonella...
- Inadequate hand hygiene also contributes to food-related illnesses, such as salmonella and E. coli infection.
- Human waste is likely to result in such diseases as e-coli and salmonella and increase the rat population in these areas.
- According to the CSPI, in recent years there have been several outbreaks of both salmonella and E. coli caused by non-pasteurized juices.
Derivatives
salmonellosis
- In 2000, a team at Texas A & M University cloned a bull named ‘86 Squared’ which was naturally resistant to three serious cattle diseases - brucellosis, tuberculosis and salmonellosis.
- Most feral pigeons carry some form of disease, with 90 per cent being infected with the most common, salmonellosis, which can cause salmonella in humans.
- Two babies have died from salmonellosis, caught from their families' pet reptiles.
Origin
Modern Latin, named after Daniel E. Salmon (1850–1914), American veterinary surgeon.