Salmonella
See also: salmonella
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Named after American veterinary surgeon Daniel Elmer Salmon (1850–1914) + -ella (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun edit
Salmonella f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – the salmonella bacteria.
Usage notes edit
A shorthand nomenclature is used to designate serovars of the subspecies Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica. The nomenclature employs mixed italics and normal characters. For instance, the serovar "Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium" is shortened to "Salmonella Typhimurium." There are over 2500 serovars of S. enterica subsp. enterica.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Gammaproteobacteria - class; Enterobacterales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Salmonella enterica - type species; Salmonella arizonae, Salmonella bongori, Salmonella diarizonae, Salmonella houtenae - selected other species; Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Choleraesuis, Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis, Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Paratyphi, [[Salmonella Typhi|Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi]], Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium - selected serovars
Descendants edit
- → English: salmonella
References edit
- Salmonella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Salmonella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Salmonella on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Salmonella in the Genome Taxonomy Database
- Salmonella at National Center for Biotechnology Information