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- noun Plural form of
salmonella .
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Examples
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Early on as a graduate student, I learned that it takes a minimum of about 10 8 salmonellae to cause gastroenteritis.
Bio Job Blog 2010
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However, if parents clean their children's infected tanks in kitchen or bathroom sinks and then fail to wash their hands or the sinks with disinfectant, the number of salmonellae present in these environments would be sufficient to cause disease if infected food or water was ingested.
Bio Job Blog 2010
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(Unusually pathogenic salmonellae produce similar lesions in chicks.)
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"Because of organic gardening, people use manure," she said, "And a lot of it hasn't been composted," which kills most types of salmonellae.
Frugal In Virginia 2009
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