Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica
| Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica | |
|---|---|
| Salmonella 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: | |
| Subspecies: | S. e. subsp. enterica |
| Trinomial name | |
| Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Bacillus typhosus | |
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica is a subspecies of Salmonella enterica, the rod-shaped, flagellated, aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium. Many of the pathogenic serovars of the S. enterica species are in this subspecies, including that responsible for typhoid.