Salmonella typhimurium

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A rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon.
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|+ '''Scientific classification'''
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!Kingdom || Bacteria
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! Class || Gamma Proteobacteria
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! Order || Enterobacteriales
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! Family || Enterobacteriaceae
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! Genus || Salmonella
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! Species || '''''S. typhimurium'''''
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! Binomial || ''Salmonella typhimurium''
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==Surface Characteristics==
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LPS is composed of three parts: (1) lipid A, (2) core polysaccharide, and (3) O antigen. The lipid A region contains two glucosamine sugar derivatives, each with three fatty acids and phosphate or pyrophosphate attached. The core polysaccharide has KDO and attached to lipid A. The side chain O is small polysaccharide chain extending outward from the core, it has several peculiar sugars and varies in composition between bacterial strains.
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==Transmission==
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Salmonella infections are zoonotic and can be transferred between humans and nonhuman animals. Many infections are due to ingestion of contaminated food.
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==Pathogenic Activity==
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S. Typhimurium, causes a wide range of infections in birds and mammals, ranging from self-limiting gastroenteritis to severe systemic paratyphoid diseases; conveyed by contaminated foodstuffs; causes Salmonella enteritis (food poisoning) in humans.
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==References==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonella Wikipedia]
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[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Salmonella+typhimurium Salmonella typhimurium]
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Salmonella typhimurium


A rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon.


Scientific classification
Kingdom Bacteria
Class Gamma Proteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
Family Enterobacteriaceae
Genus Salmonella
Species S. typhimurium
Binomial Salmonella typhimurium


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[edit] Surface Characteristics

LPS is composed of three parts: (1) lipid A, (2) core polysaccharide, and (3) O antigen. The lipid A region contains two glucosamine sugar derivatives, each with three fatty acids and phosphate or pyrophosphate attached. The core polysaccharide has KDO and attached to lipid A. The side chain O is small polysaccharide chain extending outward from the core, it has several peculiar sugars and varies in composition between bacterial strains.

[edit] Transmission

Salmonella infections are zoonotic and can be transferred between humans and nonhuman animals. Many infections are due to ingestion of contaminated food.

[edit] Pathogenic Activity

S. Typhimurium, causes a wide range of infections in birds and mammals, ranging from self-limiting gastroenteritis to severe systemic paratyphoid diseases; conveyed by contaminated foodstuffs; causes Salmonella enteritis (food poisoning) in humans.

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Wikipedia

Salmonella typhimurium