Salmonella enterica (formerly Salmonella choleraesuis) is a rod shaped, flagellated, aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium, and a member of the genus Salmonella.
S. enterica has an extraordinarily large number of serovars or strains—over 2000 have been described.. The biomedically most relevant subspecies is called S. enterica ssp. enterica, whose following Serovars have special clinical significance in human disease:
Most cases of salmonellosis are c...
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Salmonella enterica (formerly Salmonella choleraesuis) is a rod shaped, flagellated, aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium, and a member of the genus Salmonella.
S. enterica has an extraordinarily large number of serovars or strains—over 2000 have been described.. The biomedically most relevant subspecies is called S. enterica ssp. enterica, whose following Serovars have special clinical significance in human disease:
Most cases of salmonellosis are caused by food infected with S. enterica, which often infects cattle and poultry, though also other animals such as domestic cats and hamsters have also been shown to be sources of infection to humans. However, investigations of vacuum cleaner bags have shown that households can act as a reservoir of the bacterium; this is more likely if the household has contact with an infection source, for example members working with cattle or in a veterinary clinic.
Raw chicken and goose eggs can harbor S. enterica, initially in the egg whites, although...
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