Salmonella

See also: salmonella

Translingual

Salmonella typhimurium (red) invading cultured human cells (color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph)

Etymology

New Latin, from Salmon (“a surname”) +‎ -ella, after Daniel Elmer Salmon.

Proper noun

Salmonella f

A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – the salmonella bacteria.

Usage notes

A shorthand nomenclature is used to designate serovars of the subspecies Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica. The nomenclature employs mixed italics and normal characters. For instance, the serovar "Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium" is shortened to "Salmonella Typhimurium." There are over 2500 serovars of S. enterica subsp. enterica.

Hypernyms

(genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Gamma Proteobacteria - class; Enterobacteriales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Salmonella bongori, Salmonella enterica, Salmonella typhi (species)
- Salmonella Choleraesuis, Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Paratyphi, Salmonella Typhi, Salmonella Typhimurium (selected serovars of S. enterica subsp. enterica)

Descendants

English: salmonella