HyperDic: salmonella

English > 1 sense of the word salmonella:
NOUNanimalsalmonellarod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria
salmonella > pronunciation
Soundssae.lmahneh'lah
RhymesAbila ... Zola: 109 rhymes with lah...
English > salmonella: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningrod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon.
Member ofgenus SalmonellaA genus of bacteria
NarrowerSalmonella enteritidis, Gartner's bacillusA form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans
Salmonella typhimuriumA form of salmonella that causes food poisoning in humans
typhoid bacillus, Salmonella typhosa, Salmonella typhiA form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever
Broaderenteric bacteria, enterobacteria, enterics, entricrod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria
Spanishsalmonela, salmonella, Salmonella
Catalansalmonel·la, Salmonel·la

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