[genus of gram negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod shaped bacteria that utilizes citrate as a sole carbon source; it is pathogenic for humans, causing enteric fevers, gastroenteritis, and bacteremia; food poisoning is the most common clinical manifestation; organisms within this genus are separated on the basis of antigenic characteristics, sugar fermentation patterns, and bacteriophage susceptibility. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0036111 Relation/PAR: coliform bacilli
Relation/CHD: Salmonella typhi
Salmonella typhimurium