PROTEOBACTERIA >> Gamma >> Salmonella >> Salmonella enterica
SALMONELLA ENTERICA
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Genus: | Salmonella |
| Species: | Salmonella enterica |
| Description: | Salmonella enterica is one of two Salmonella species (enterica and bongori) and a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family. Salmonella enterica spp. is subdivided into 6 subspecies(enterica, salamae, arizonae, diarizonae, houtenae and indica).Salmonella enterica is a facultative anaerobe and is a gram negative, motile and non-sporing rod. All species of Salmonella can infect humans. |
| Synonyms: | Salmonella enterica ser. choleraesuis. Salmonella choleraesuis; Salmonella cholerae-suis; Bacillus cholerae-suis; |
| Source: | The usual habitat for subspecies enterica is warm-blooded animals. |
| Pathogenicity: | Salmonella enterica can cause four different clinical manifestations: gastroenteritis, bacteremia, enteric fever, and an asymptomatic carrier state. It is more common in children under the age of 5, adults 20-30 year olds, and patients 70 years or older. |
| Genbank: | NC_006905.1 [Genome] [Nucleotide] |
| Size (Mb): | 4.76 |
| GC %: | 52.2 |
| Genes: | 4645 |
| CDS Number: | 4330 |
| Reference: | Le Minor, L., and Popoff, M.Y. "Request for an Opinion. Designation of Salmonella enterica sp. nov., nom. rev., as the type and only species of the genus Salmonella." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1987) 37:465-468 |
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