What is Salmonella enterica?
{{italictitle}} {{Taxobox | name = ''Salmonella enterica'' | image = Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium 01.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = ''S. enterica'' Typhimurium colonies | regnum = [[Bacteria]] | phylum = [[Proteobacteria]] | classis = [[Gammaproteobacteria]] | ordo = [[Enterobacteriaceae|Enterobacteriales]] | familia = [[Enterobacteriaceae]] | genus = ''[[Salmonella]]'' | species = '''''S. enterica''''' | binomial = ''Salmonella enterica'' | binomial_authority = (ex Kauffmann &amp; Edwards 1952)<br>Le Minor &amp; Popoff 1987 }} '''''Salmonella enterica''''' is a rod-shaped [[bacterium]]. It is a member of the genus ''[[Salmonella]]''. It causes [[typhoid fever]]. The symptoms of typhoid fever include [[nausea]], [[vomit]]ing, and [[fever]]. The main source of infection is from swallowing infected [[water]]. Food may also be able to pick up the bacterium if it is washed or grown with contaminated water. [[Category:Gram-negative bacteria]] [[Category:Microbiology]] {{biology-stub}}