English > salmonella: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon. |
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Member of | genus Salmonella | A genus of bacteria |
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Narrower | Salmonella enteritidis, Gartner's bacillus | A form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans |
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Salmonella typhimurium | A form of salmonella that causes food poisoning in humans |
typhoid bacillus, Salmonella typhosa, Salmonella typhi | A form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever |
Broader | enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, enterics, entric | rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria |
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Spanish | salmonela, salmonella, Salmonella |
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Catalan | salmonel·la, Salmonel·la |
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