rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon
"The outbreak was traced to contaminated chicken, though experts warned that such strains of salmonella could potentially be engineered into a bioweapon."
Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.
"The family had to go to the doctor after several members fell ill with severe stomach cramps from eating contaminated chicken infected with salmonella."