SALMONELLA
Salmonella
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, predominantly motile enterobacteria with diameters around 0.8 to 1.5 µm, lengths from 2 to 5 µm, and flagella that grade in all directions . They are chemoorganotrophs, obtaining their energy from oxidation and reduction reactions using organic sources, and are facultative anaerobes. There are only two species of Salmonella; Salmonella bongori and Salmonella enterica of which there are innumerable subspecies. Most subspecies produce hydrogen sulfide, which can readily be detected by growing them on media containing ferrous sulfate, such as TSI. Most isolates exist in ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Salmonella
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salmonella
Noun
- Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases
- The mayonnaise left in the sun at the picnic caused everyone there to come down with salmonella poisoning.
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