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salmonellae

salmonellae is the plural of salmonella.

Meaning of salmonella

Noun

salmonella (plural salmonellas or salmonellae)

  1. Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.
    • Everyone got sick from salmonella in the undercooked meat.
  2. Food poisoning, especially in humans, caused by such organisms.

Questions about salmonellae

What is salmonellae the plural of?
Salmonellae is the plural of salmonella.

Words near salmonellae in the dictionary

  1. Salmond
  2. Salmonds
  3. salmoned
  4. salmonella
  5. salmonellacidal
  6. salmonellae
  7. salmonellal
  8. salmonellas
  9. salmonelloses
  10. salmonellosis
  11. salmoner

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