salmonella

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E. coli and salmonella are both well known causes of foodborne illness.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Since 1 October, the agency has identified 118 cases of shigella and 43 of salmonella linked to trips to the West African archipelago.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Of course, safety issues abound in commercial dog food, too, where recalls for salmonella and listeria contamination are fairly common.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

By contrast, it takes ingesting thousands of salmonella particles to get sick from that bacterium.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

They used HeLa to test the effects of steroids, chemotherapy drugs, hormones, vitamins, and environmental stress; they infected them with tuberculosis, salmonella, and the bacterium that causes vaginitis.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot