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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Healthy people infected with salmonella can experience symptoms including fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2024
Last month, Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc. recalled whole cucumbers shipped to 14 states from May 17 through May 21 because they may have been contaminated with salmonella.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 17 July 2024
Quaker Foods North America saw its volume fall 17% in the quarter as the division continues to deal with fallout related to recalls for potential salmonella contamination issued in December and January.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Workers at the factory found a granola bar that tested positive for salmonella in November.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 10 July 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2024
Last month, Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc. recalled whole cucumbers shipped to 14 states from May 17 through May 21 because they may have been contaminated with salmonella.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 17 July 2024
Quaker Foods North America saw its volume fall 17% in the quarter as the division continues to deal with fallout related to recalls for potential salmonella contamination issued in December and January.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Workers at the factory found a granola bar that tested positive for salmonella in November.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 10 July 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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