A genus of bacteria that causes food poisoning and typhoid fever in humans and animals.
Named after American pathologist Daniel Elmer Salmon (1850-1914) who first isolated the bacterium in 1885. The '-ella' suffix is a Latin diminutive, making it literally 'little Salmon' after its discoverer.
Ironically, despite being named after salmon, this bacteria is most commonly associated with contaminated poultry and eggs, and the scientist Salmon actually worked primarily on swine diseases, not fish!
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