Salmonella

Salmonella
n.
a genus of motile rodlike Gram-negative bacteria that inhabit the intestines of animals and humans and cause disease. They ferment glucose, usually with the formation of gas. The species S. paratyphi causes paratyphoid fever, and S. typhi causes typhoid fever. Other species of Salmonella cause food poisoning, gastroenteritis, and septicaemia.