What does their name mean?

There is a great deal of confusion over the naming of Salmonella strains (even the people who work on Salmonella are confused!) but in essence, the strains which we will deal with here are generally different serovars of Salmonella enterica.

This means that they all belong to the genus Salmonella, a division that groups similar, though not identical bacteria together. These bacteria are named after the scientist who discovered them, Dr. Daniel Salmon. The majority of the components of these bacteria are identical, and at the DNA level, they are between 95% and 99% identical. (As a comparison E. coli and Salmonella, which are closely related to each other, are about 60-70% identical at the DNA level).

As their name suggests Salmonella enterica are involved in causing diseases of the intestines (enteric means pertaining to the intestine). The three main serovars of Salmonella enterica are Typhimurium, Enteritidis, and Typhi. Each of these is......

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1. Salmonella Poisoning
   

   Salmonella poisoning. What are Salmonella? Salmonella are bacteria. ... The three main
   serovars of Salmonella enterica are Typhimurium, Enteritidis, and Typhi. ... ...

2. Salmonella
   

   Salmonella. ... This means that they all belong to the genus Salmonella, a division
   that groups similar, though not identical bacteria together. ... ...

3. Salmonella
   

   Salmonella. Description Salmonella is an intestinal infection caused by Salmonella
   enterica bacteria. ... Bibliography "Salmonella". Encarta. ... ...

4. Salmonella
   

   Salmonella. Description Salmonella is an intestinal infection caused by Salmonella
   enterica bacteria. ... Bibliography "Salmonella". Encarta. ... ...

5. Salmonella
   

   Salmonella. Salmonella Salmonella is a prokaryotic, rod shaped, bacterial organism. ...
   Eating food containing live salmonella bacteria causes salmonellosis. ... ...