salmonella

 
Pronunciation: /ˌsalməˈnɛlə/

noun (plural salmonellae /-liː/)

[mass noun]
  • a bacterium that occurs mainly in the gut, especially a serotype causing food poisoning: salmonella was found in the swabs [as modifier]: salmonella poisoning [count noun]: some strains of salmonellae have a heat-labile envelope
    • Genus Salmonella: numerous serotypes; Gram-negative rods
  • food poisoning caused by infection with the salmonella bacterium: an outbreak of salmonella

Derivatives

salmonellosis

Pronunciation: /-ˈləʊsɪs/
noun

Origin:

modern Latin, named after Daniel E. Salmon (1850–1914), American veterinary surgeon