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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There is also no adequate testing system to determine levels of salmonella in meat, Eskin said. 
David Pitt, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 After several Jif peanut butter products were recalled because of a threat of salmonella, more products that used Jif have been added to the list, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2022 Fourteen salmonella cases have been reported in 12 states, with two people hospitalized. Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 25 May 2022 The 12 states that have reported salmonella cases are Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Bylauren Meltzer, ABC News, 23 May 2022 More than 700 fell sick and nine people died after contracting salmonella poisoning from peanut products. Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, 23 Dec. 2021 Since then, the CDC has learned of three more cases of salmonella poisoning connected to this outbreak—two in Michigan and one in Rhode Island—for a total of nine. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 18 Aug. 2021 Signs of illness begin anywhere from six hours to six days after eating food contaminated with salmonella and can last between four to seven days. Maggie O'neill, SELF, 23 Aug. 2022 In September 2021, the CDC reported a similar salmonella outbreak originating from small turtles. Elliot Lewis, NBC News, 22 July 2022 See More
David Pitt, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 After several Jif peanut butter products were recalled because of a threat of salmonella, more products that used Jif have been added to the list, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2022 Fourteen salmonella cases have been reported in 12 states, with two people hospitalized. Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 25 May 2022 The 12 states that have reported salmonella cases are Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Bylauren Meltzer, ABC News, 23 May 2022 More than 700 fell sick and nine people died after contracting salmonella poisoning from peanut products. Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, 23 Dec. 2021 Since then, the CDC has learned of three more cases of salmonella poisoning connected to this outbreak—two in Michigan and one in Rhode Island—for a total of nine. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 18 Aug. 2021 Signs of illness begin anywhere from six hours to six days after eating food contaminated with salmonella and can last between four to seven days. Maggie O'neill, SELF, 23 Aug. 2022 In September 2021, the CDC reported a similar salmonella outbreak originating from small turtles. Elliot Lewis, NBC News, 22 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Daniel E. Salmon †1914 American veterinarian
First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined above
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
2
plural salmonellae -ˈnel-ē or salmonellas or salmonella : any bacterium of the genus Salmonella
or salmonellas or salmonella : any bacterium of the genus Salmonella