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salmonella: Meaning and Definition of

sal•mo•nel•la

Pronunciation: (sal"mu-nel'u), [key]
— pl. -nel•lae
  1. any of several rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Salmonella, as S. typhosa, that may enter the digestive tract of humans and other mammals in contaminated food and cause abdominal pains and violent diarrhea.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
salmon brick salmonellosis
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