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How does salmonella get in vegetables like tomatoes and lettuce?
Vegetables can come into contact with contaminated water through irrigation. Also through fertilizing, using animal or human feces. A bacteria-carrying person who forgets to wash their hands before food preparation can contaminate vegetables. Vegetables can also become contaminated if placed in close proximity to or mixed with raw poultry, meat or eggs, and unpasteurized milk.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoA rod shaped, Gram negative Bacterium called Salmonella enteric is generally accredited with salmonellosis, however, other species and serotypes may also produce the symptoms of salmonellosis.
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∙ 7y agoSalmonella is a living organism, a bacterial pathogen. If it is present ON lettuce, it got there because someone infected with Salmonella handled the lettuce without observing proper hygiene procedures (washing their hands and wearing protective gloves for food preparation) or by cross contamination in the water the salad was washed in - poor hygiene in the kitchen or farm.
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∙ 13y agopoisoning caused by ingesting subtances,such as certain mushrooms,that contain natural toxins.
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What microorganism causes salmonella?
Salmonella spp.
What bacteria was recently found in some bagged lettuce?
Ecoli or salmonella
What microbe causes salmonella?
salmonella is kinda the microbe itself. dude. The illnesses caused by Salmonella bacteria is called salmonellosis.
What bacteria causes Pea soup diarrhea in El Salvador?
Salmonella Typhoid
Is salmonella and food poisoning synonymous?
Salmonella causes food poisoning, but it isn't the only cause. They are not synonymous.
What is salmonella typhi?
It is the bacteria that causes Typhoid fever. It is the bacteria that causes Typhoid fever.
What would happen if a salmonella got extinct or endangered?
That would be a good thing. Salmonella is a bacteria that causes typhoid fever and food poisoning. About 30 people a year in the US die from salmonella infection.
The alias of salmonella enteriditis?
The Salmonella enteriditis causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis. I will do some looking to see about alternate names. --> The only alternate name I can find is just plain Salmonella (without the species name).
What bacteria caused food poisoning?
E.COLI and Salmonella causes food poison.
What bacteria cause food poisoning?
E.COLI and Salmonella causes food poison.
What sort of micro-organism is typhoid?
Salmonella typhii causes typhoid fever.
How do you get rid of salmonellae?
Since Salmonella is a bacterium, the disease it causes is treated with antibiotics
