Bacterium
salmonella enterica
Subclass of:
Salmonella
Definitions related to salmonella enterica:
  • A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is oxidase and urease negative, catalase positive, reduces nitrate to nitrite, ferments glucose, and grows well on media containing peptone or meat extract. S. enterica is a causative agent of salmonellosis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A subgenus of Salmonella containing several medically important serotypes. The habitat for the majority of strains is warm-blooded animals.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Salmonella enterica.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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