Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.

    Everyone got sick from salmonella in the undercooked meat.

    Salmonelle

    сальмонеллаsalʹmonella

    rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon

  2. Food poisoning, especially in humans, caused by such organisms.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. The salmonella bacteria are directly associated with the turtles.

  2. It is essential to prevent salmonella contamination in hen egg production.

    ruВажно не допустить заражения сальмонеллой при производстве куриных яиц. — Biga

  3. Several recent outbreaks of salmonella are a cause for concern to health authorites.

  4. Further research is needed before a carbon nanotube biosensor for salmonella is available commercially.

  5. Salmonella outbreaks blemished spinach importers' reputation for running clean factories.

    deDas Auftauchen von Salmonellen befleckte den Ruf der Spinatimporteure, saubere Fabriken zu betreiben. — BraveSentry

Translations

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By meaning 1
bacterium of the genus Salmonella:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
bacterium of the genus Salmonella:

Origin

From the genus name Salmonella, named after American veterinarian Daniel Elmer Salmon.

From the genus name Salmonella, named after American veterinarian Daniel Elmer Salmon.

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Forms

plural: salmonellas / salmonellae
Singularsalmonella
Pluralsalmonellas / salmonellae

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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