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
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August Egg Company of Hilmar, Calif., is recalling 1,700,000 dozen brown cage-free and brown certified organic eggs for potential salmonella risk.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Another salmonella outbreak caused the recall of 1.7 million dozen eggs — meaning roughly more than 20 million less eggs to fry — and has sickened people in seven states.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
As of Friday, a salmonella outbreak linked to a California egg producer had sickened at least 79 people.
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 7 June 2025
The Bedner Growers cucumbers have been linked to a salmonella outbreak across the country, with multiple people reporting illness related to the cucumbers.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Another salmonella outbreak caused the recall of 1.7 million dozen eggs — meaning roughly more than 20 million less eggs to fry — and has sickened people in seven states.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
As of Friday, a salmonella outbreak linked to a California egg producer had sickened at least 79 people.
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 7 June 2025
The Bedner Growers cucumbers have been linked to a salmonella outbreak across the country, with multiple people reporting illness related to the cucumbers.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for salmonella
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“Salmonella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salmonella. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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salmonella
noun
sal·mo·nel·la
ˌsal-mə-ˈnel-ə
plural salmonellae
-ˈnel-ē
-ˌī
or salmonellas or salmonella
: any of a genus of rod-shaped bacteria that cause various illnesses (as food poisoning) in human beings and other warm-blooded animals
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
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