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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Vegetable platters have been recalled in seven states over fears of possible contamination with salmonella.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
The Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised eggs, sold in 25 Costco stores in five states, were recalled Nov. 27 by producer Handsome Brook Farms of New York because they could be contaminated with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration said at the time.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
In 2023 and 2024, more than 100 people fell ill from salmonella linked to raw milk from Raw Farm, the same California company now at the center of raw milk recalls for bird flu.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
The federal agency warned that salmonella poses a serious-to-fatal infection risk for children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
The Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised eggs, sold in 25 Costco stores in five states, were recalled Nov. 27 by producer Handsome Brook Farms of New York because they could be contaminated with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration said at the time.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
In 2023 and 2024, more than 100 people fell ill from salmonella linked to raw milk from Raw Farm, the same California company now at the center of raw milk recalls for bird flu.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
The federal agency warned that salmonella poses a serious-to-fatal infection risk for children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Salmonella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salmonella. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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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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