Salmonella enterica: Difference between revisions

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A species of facultatively anaerobic Gram-negative bacillus that includes six subspecies within the family Enterobacteriaceae and order Enterobacterales
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica is the main subspecies of medical importance, and includes more than 2500 serovars within it
- Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis is the most common cause of salmonellosis in humans
- Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi cause enteric fever (typhoid or paratyphoid fever)

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+==Background==
-* A species of [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Cellular shape::bacillus]] that includes six subspecies
-* ''Salmonella enterica'' subsp. ''enterica'' is the main subspecies of medical importance, and includes more than 2500 serovars within it
-** ''Salmonella enterica'' subsp. ''enterica'' serovar Enteritidis is the most common cause of salmonellosis in humans
-** ''Salmonella enterica'' subsp. ''enterica'' serovars Typhi and Paratyphi cause enteric fever (typhoid or paratyphoid fever)
+===Microbiology===
+*A species of facultatively anaerobic [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]] that includes six subspecies within the family [[Enterobacteriaceae]] and order [[Enterobacterales]]
+*''Salmonella enterica'' subsp. ''enterica'' is the main subspecies of medical importance, and includes more than 2500 serovars within it
+**''Salmonella enterica'' subsp. ''enterica'' serovar Enteritidis is the most common cause of [[salmonellosis]] in humans
+**''Salmonella enterica'' subsp. ''enterica'' serovars Typhi and Paratyphi cause [[enteric fever]] (typhoid or paratyphoid fever)
+== Clinical Manifestations ==
+* [[Non-typhoidal Salmonella]]
+* [[Enteric fever]] (i.e. [[typhoid fever]])
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 {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Salmonella enterica''}}
 [[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]