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 classification was announced on Wednesday following the initial recall, which took place on November 28 over fears that the products had been contaminated with salmonella.
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James Bickerton, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
McAfee's products have been linked to several outbreaks of E. coli, salmonella and campylobacter, according to the University of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Sprouts recalled select lots of Gyro Family Kits on Friday following supplier Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. reporting potential salmonella contamination of the tzatziki sauce's cucumbers, according to the U.S Food and Drug Administration.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
The three bacteria that cause the most hospitalizations and deaths each year are salmonella, listeria monocytogenes and E. coli.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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James Bickerton, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
McAfee's products have been linked to several outbreaks of E. coli, salmonella and campylobacter, according to the University of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Sprouts recalled select lots of Gyro Family Kits on Friday following supplier Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. reporting potential salmonella contamination of the tzatziki sauce's cucumbers, according to the U.S Food and Drug Administration.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
The three bacteria that cause the most hospitalizations and deaths each year are salmonella, listeria monocytogenes and E. coli.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Salmonella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salmonella. Accessed 21 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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