Salmonella spp.

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024670",
  "term": "Salmonella spp.",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Salmonella is a bacterium that enters the body through ingestion of contaminated food or water. Symptoms of infection include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.\n\n2. Salmonella is a rod-shaped, motile bacterium -- nonmotile exceptions S. gallinarum and S. pullorum--, nonsporeforming and Gram-negative. There is a widespread occurrence in animals, especially in poultry and swine. Environmental sources of the organism include water, soil, insects, factory surfaces, kitchen surfaces, animal feces, raw meats, raw poultry, and raw seafoods, to name only a few. S. typhi and the paratyphoid bacteria are normally caused septicemic and produce typhoid or typhoid-like fever in humans. Other forms of salmonellosis generally produce milder symptoms.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "NIH AIDS Info Glossary",
    "FDA Bad Bug Book"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/salmonella-spp/"
}