Salmonella

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Salmonella \Sal`mo*nel"la\, prop. n. [After Daniel E. Salmon, a
     U. S. pathologist (1850-1914).]
     A genus of gram-negative bacteria that may be motile or
     non-motile; they are typically rod-shaped and may be aerobic
     or facultatively aerobic. They may be pathogenic for humans
     and other animals. Their metabolism is fermentative, and they


     produce acid and usually gas from glucose, but they do not
     metabolize lactose. The type species is {Salmonella
     cholerae-suis}, which is found in pigs. Other species,
     pathogenic in man, are {Salmonella typhi} ({Salmonella
     typhosa}), {Salmonella typhimurium}, and {Salmonella
     schotmulleri}, whih cause typhoid fever, food poisoning, and
     enteric fever, respectively. --Stedman.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  salmonella
       n : rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever
           and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon
       [also: {salmonellae} (pl)]