salmonella

     

S. bongori S. enterica

Trivia about salmonella

  • Bacteria often found in contaminated food, not just a certain fish
  • The FDA began recalling peanut butter after investigating a September 2008 outbreak of this illness
  • The "S" in the bacterium S. typhosa, it enters the digestive tract in contaminated food
  • The FDA bans sale of most pet turtles since they often carry this gastrointestinal disease bacteria
  • This food poisoning bacteria is named after the scientist who identified it, not a fish
  • This bacterium found in eggs & poultry that causes food poisoning is named for an American pathologist
  • The name of these "fishy" bacteria that cause food poisoning comes from the pathologist who identified them
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew along the banks of the Monkey River in Belize) The dried leaves of the tres puntos plant are used to treat this food poisoning, often caused by poultry or eggs