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Salmonella typhi

Salmonella typhi

5.9
A small germ that causes typhoid fever in people
  • noun
  • /ˌsælməˈnɛlə ˈtaɪfaɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Salmonella typhi
  • Salmonella typhi is transmitted through contaminated food and water.

Examples

  • Vaccination can help protect travelers from infection by Salmonella typhi.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with Salmonella typhi.

  • Doctors confirmed the presence of Salmonella typhi in the patient's blood sample.

  • Have you ever heard of Salmonella typhi?

  • Typhoid fever is a disease that occurs due to infection by Salmonella typhi.

  • Doctors diagnosed her with typhoid fever after testing for Salmonella typhi.

  • Preventing the spread of Salmonella typhi is crucial for public health.

Synonyms

typhoid bacillus
vsSalmonella typhi
  • Specialized
6.3

A germ that causes typhoid fever in people

is the formal scientific name used in taxonomy
Salmonella typhosa
vsSalmonella typhi
  • Specialized
7.5

A type of bacteria that causes typhoid fever in people

is presented as a single bacterial name rather than species wording

Surface Forms

Salmonella typhi singular
Salmonella typhis plural

Morphology

salmonella + typhi

This is a scientific binomial (genus + species): 'salmonella' clearly signals a bacterium, and 'typhi' points to typhoid, so the combined meaning (the Salmonella species associated with typhoid) is partially derivable from the parts. However 'typhi' is not a common English word and interpreting it correctly depends on knowledge of medical/taxonomic naming, so the meaning is not fully transparent to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Salmonella typhi is made of two parts: Salmonella is named after a scientist, Daniel Salmon, and typhi comes from 'typhoid', an old word for a severe fever that left people weak and confused. So the name points to the germ that causes 'typhoid fever'.