Salmonella
Undercooked chicken culprit
Salmonella is the scientific genus name for rod-shaped bacteria responsible for salmonellosis and typhoid fever.
In formal biological and medical contexts, the genus name is capitalized and often italicized: Salmonella enterica is the most common species affecting humans. (Lowercase salmonella is the common form in everyday usage.)
Bacteria rejecting primary stain
- rod-shapedLong and cylindrical
- flagellaWhiplike locomotion appendages
- culturesCollective human practices
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
prokaryote · plasmid · biofilm · genus · taxonomy · microorganism · virulence · pathogenicity
Gram-negative
Bacteria rejecting primary stain
- rod-shapedLong and cylindrical
- flagellaWhiplike locomotion appendages
- culturesCollective human practices
incubation · prokaryote · plasmid · biofilm · genus · taxonomy · microorganism · virulence · pathogenicity · motility
Listeria
Capitalized bacterial taxonomic name
- bacteriaE. coli, Clostridium, Pseudomonas, staphylococci, Lactobacillus
- GeneraHomo, Quercus, Rosa, Capra, Lepus
- microbiologybacteria, bacterium, microbe, microbes, microorganisms
- bacterial infectionsanthrax, botulism, cholera, diphtheria, lockjaw
- Pathogenspathogen, germ, germs, bacteria, bacterium
- Food Microbiologybacterial growth, microbial growth, spoilage, pathogens, pathogen
Salmonellavirus
Microscopic infectious agent
influenza virus · norovirus · rhinovirus · bacteriophage · parasite
SalmonellaLactobacillus
Lactic acid-producing bacterial genus
beneficial bacteria · probiotics · probiotic · Bifidobacterium · gut flora