SALMONELLA

[sal.mo.nel.la] n, pl -nel.lae or -nellas or -nella [NL, fr. Daniel E. Salmon d. 1914 Am. veterinarian] (1913): any of a genus (Salmonella) of usu. motile enterobacteria that are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals and cause food poisoning, gastrointestinal inflammation, typhoid fever, or septicemia