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This article is about the bacteria. For the disease, see Salmonellosis.
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria that causes typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, and foodborne illness.[1] Salmonella species are motile and produce hydrogen sulfide.[2]
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[edit] Antibodies
Salmonella antibodies were first found in Malawi children in research published in 2008. The Malawian researchers have identified an antibody that protects children against bacterial infections of the blood caused by Salmonella. A study of 352 children at Blantyre's Queen Elizabeth hospital found that children up to two years old develop antibodies that aid in killing the bacteria. The researchers proposed that this could lead to a possible Salmonella vaccine.[3]
[edit] See also
- 2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak
- 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
- List of foodborne illness outbreaks
- Food Testing Strips
- XLD agar
- Bismuth sulfite agar
[edit] References
- ^ Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology, 4th ed., McGraw Hill, pp. 362-8. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
- ^ Giannella RA (1996). "Salmonella", in Baron S et al (eds.): Baron's Medical Microbiology, 4th ed., Univ of Texas Medical Branch. ISBN 0-9631172-1-1.
- ^ MacLennan CA, Gondwe EN, Msefula CL, et al (April 2008). "The neglected role of antibody in protection against bacteremia caused by nontyphoidal strains of Salmonella in African children". J. Clin. Invest. 118 (4): 1553–62. doi:. PMID 18357343. PMC:2268878.
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- Background on Salmonella from the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture
- Salmonella as an emerging pathogen from IFAS
- Notes on Salmonella nomenclature
- Genome information is available at the NIAID Enteropathogen Resource Integration Center (ERIC)
- Salmonella motility video
- Avian Salmonella
