Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica

Rank: Species

Lineage: Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Enterobacterales;Enterobacteriaceae;Salmonella;Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica

Description: This group of Enterobactericiae have pathogenic characteristics and are one of the most common causes of enteric infections (food poisoning) worldwide. They were named after the scientist Dr. Daniel Salmon who isolated the first organism, Salmonella choleraesuis, from the intestine of a pig. There are now two Salmonella species, Salmonella bongori and Salmonella enterica. Certain serovars of Salmonella enterica are responsible for more serious diseases such as Typhoid fever. The presence of several pathogenicity islands (PAIs) that encode various virulence factors allows Salmonella spp. to colonize and infect host organisms. There are two important PAIs, Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 and 2 (SPI-1 and SPI-2) that encode two different type III secretion systems for the delivery of effector molecules into the host cell that result in internalization of the bacteria which then leads to systemic spread. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Salmonella+enterica+subsp.+enterica

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Salmonella	Genus	57
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica	Species	57

Name: Salmonella

Rank: Genus

Lineage:
Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Enterobacterales;Enterobacteriaceae;Salmonella

Description:
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped (bacillus) gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The two species of Salmonella are Salmonella enterica and Salmonella bongori. Salmonella enterica is the type species and is further divided into six subspecies that include over 2,500 serotypes.

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonella