salmonella
noun
sal·mo·nel·la
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plural salmonellae\ ˌsal-mə-ˈne-(ˌ)lē
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or salmonellas
or salmonella
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or salmonellas
or salmonella
Definition of 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
Examples of salmonella in a Sentence
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Symptoms of salmonella infection in humans include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Don’t touch any pig ear treats or feed them to your dog, the FDA and CDC say," 2 Aug. 2019 Four salmonella infections in Wisconsin have been linked to pig ear dog treats, the state Department of Health Services announced Friday. — William Langhorne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Dog treats linked to four cases of salmonella poisoning in Wisconsin," 2 Aug. 2019 Symptoms of salmonella infection in humans include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, "Don't touch any pig ear treats or feed them to your dog, the FDA and CDC say," 1 Aug. 2019 Public health officials are investigating a recent salmonella outbreak connected to pig ear dog treats that has sickened dozens of people. — Maria Elena Vizcaino, Dallas News, "Pet Supplies Plus recalls pig ear dog treats after possible link to salmonella outbreak," 18 July 2019 Goose droppings can contain germs such as e.coli and salmonella, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, "Protesters flock to Washington Park to protest Denver culling Canada geese," 6 July 2019 Green iguanas can also transmit salmonella to humans through contact with water or surfaces contaminated by their feces. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Floridians are free to kill all green iguanas," 3 July 2019 Like other reptiles, iguanas are also capable of transmitting salmonella. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com, "Florida asks people to kill green iguanas ‘whenever possible’," 3 July 2019 Health officials have warned residents in Connecticut to avoid fresh papaya sourced from Mexico after reports in the state and region of people getting sick with salmonella. — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, "Health officials warning Connecticut residents not to eat fresh papaya from Mexico after reported cases of salmonella," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'salmonella.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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salmonella
noun
English Language Learners Definition of salmonella
: a kind of bacteria that is sometimes in food and that makes people sick
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salmonella
noun
sal·mo·nel·la
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Medical Definition of salmonella
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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plural salmonellae\ -ˈnel-ē \
or salmonellas
or salmonella
: any bacterium of the genus Salmonella
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or salmonellas
or salmonella
: any bacterium of the genus Salmonella