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salmonella  

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  • Salmonella is a one-celled, gramnegative, rod-shaped, microscopic bacteria family containing over 2,300 different strains (also called serotypes). U.S. scientist Daniel E. Salmon's laboratory discovered the first strain, Salmonella choleraesuis, in 1885. [Source: Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide; Salmonella]

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