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Word: Salmonella
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin, named after Daniel E. Salmon (1850–1914), American veterinary surgeon
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌsalməˈnɛlə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bacterium that occurs mainly in the gut, especially a serotype causing food poisoning
Short Definition:bacterium that occurs mainly in gut
Examples:- salmonella was found in the swabs
- salmonella poisoning
- some strains of salmonellae have a heat-labile envelope
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