Salmonella enterica
| Salmonella enterica | |
|---|---|
| S. enterica Typhimurium colonies on a Hektoen enteric agar plate | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacterales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Salmonella |
| Species: | S. enterica |
| Binomial name | |
| Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann & Edwards 1952) Le Minor & Popoff 1987 | |
| Subspecies | |
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Salmonella enterica (formerly Salmonella choleraesuis) is a rod-shaped, flagellate, facultative anaerobic, Gram-negative bacterium and a species of the genus Salmonella. It is divided into six subspecies, arizonae (IIIa), diarizonae (IIIb), houtenae (IV), salamae (II), indica (VI), and enterica (I). A number of its serovars are serious human pathogens; many of them are (more specifically) serovars of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica.