salmonella
/ˌsælməˈnelə/noun
(pl. salmonellae /-liː/)［mass noun］
1- a bacterium that occurs mainly in the gut, especially a serotype causing food poisoning沙门（氏）菌。
1.1
- Genus Salmonella: numerous serotypes; Gram-negative rods.沙门氏菌属：众多血清型; 革兰氏阴性杆菌。
1.2
- food poisoning caused by infection with such a bacterium沙门氏菌食物中毒：
an outbreak of salmonella.
沙门氏菌食物中毒的突然发生。
派生词
salmonellosis
/-neˈləʊsɪs/ noun词源
modern Latin, named after Daniel E. Salmon （1850-1914）, American veterinary surgeon.