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From the genus name Salmonella, named after American veterinarian Daniel Elmer Salmon.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
salmonella
Today it means: Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases. Full definition →