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Salmonella
Medical Definition: | A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that utilizes citrate as a sole carbon source. It is pathogenic for humans, causing enteric fevers, gastroenteritis, and bacteremia. Food poisoning is the most common clinical manifestation. Organisms within this genus are separated on the basis of antigenic characteristics, sugar fermentation patterns, and bacteriophage susceptibility. |
Guide Notes: | GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection = SALMONELLA INFECTIONS or its specifics: see notes on species terms for various infections |
Salmonella arizonae - Gram-negative rods widely distributed in LIZARDS and SNAKES, and implicated in enteric, bone (BONE DISEASES), and joint infections (JOINT DISEASES) in humans. | |
Salmonella enterica - A subgenus of Salmonella containing several medically important serotypes. The habitat for the majority of strains is warm-blooded animals. |
Salmonella Medical Definitions and Terms
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