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| sal·mo·nel·la [ sàlmə néllə ] (plural sal·mo·nel·lae [ sàlmə néllee ]) |
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1. bacterium causing food poisoning: a rod-shaped bacterium found in the intestine that can cause food poisoning, gastroenteritis, and typhoid fever. Genus Salmonella.
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Same as salmonellosis
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| [Early 20th century. < modern Latin, after Daniel Elmer Salmon (1850-1914), U.S. veterinarian] |
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